Accessing the Switch
Command Line Interface Access
Configuration Guide
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3) On Hyper Terminal, download the public key file from the TFTP server to the switch as
shown in the following figure:
Figure 3-12
Download the Public Key to the Switch
Note:
•
The key type should accord with the type of the key file. In the above CLI, v1 corresponds to
SSH-1 (RSA), and v2 corresponds to SSH-2 RSA and SSH-2 DSA.
•
The key downloading process cannot be interrupted.
4) After the public key is downloaded, open PuTTY and go to the
Session
page. Enter the
IP address of the switch and select
SSH
as the Connection type (keep the default value
in the Port field).
Figure 3-13
Configure the Host Name and Connection Type
5) Go to
Connection > SSH > Auth
. Click
Browse
to download the private key file to
PuTTY. Click
Open
to start the connection and negotiation.
