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Section 3 Menu Functions
ssh -2 -p 22222 -l cli address_ip
where
option: -2 is a version of ssh protocol used for connection.
option: -p is a port for Remote Access.
option: -l is a user (In our product the user must be "cli").
option: address_ip is a address of server you want to connect to.
You will be ask for a password you entered on the Galaxy NAS LX5 for Remote Access.
To connect to the Galaxy NAS LX5 from Microsoft Windows, download free ssh client Putty
(
www.putty.nl
). Please follow the step-by-step instructions below in order to configure the Putty client:
In Host Name (or IP address) field please enter IP address of the server
In Port field please enter the same port as in the server GUI (default 22222)
In Protocol please choose SSH
In Category: Connection -> Data -> Auto-login-username please enter: "cli"
In Terminal -> Keyboard -> The Function Keys and keypad please select "VT100+"
Go back to Category Session, enter session name in field Saved Sessions and click on "Save" button.
Then click on new saved session, click "Open" and enter the "password". (In case you did not enter
Auto-login-username, it will prompt for username, so please enter: "cli")
Function: API configuration fig 3.1.3d
Using this function, you can administer the system remotely with the SSH (Secure SHell) protocol.
Default user is 'api' and cannot be changed - however, you can change the password.
Allow IP
:
You can assign IP addresses (separated by a semicolon) which are granted access to
server configuration. Empty field means no restriction.
Set port:
Default port is 22223 for security reasons, because high ports are invisible to port scanners.
You can change it to any port within the 1024-65535 range, except for the ports which are already
used.
Password:
Minimum password length is 5 characters. Be sure to use strong passwords.
Confirm password:
Please retype your new password.
Passwords cannot containspecial characters: ' " ` ^ & $ # [ ] \/ | *, or spaces.
Example syntax of an SSH command:
ssh -2 -p 22223 -l api ip_address command where
option:
-2
sets the version of the ssh protocol used for the connection,
option:
-p
sets the connection port,
option:
-l
sets the user (the user must be
api
),
option:
ip_address
sets the address of the server you want to connect to,
