232
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure the SFTP connection
idle timeout period
sftp server idle-timeout
time-out-
value
Optional
10 minutes by default
Configuring the device an SFTP client
Specifying a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client
You can configure a client to use only a specified source IP address or interface to access the SFTP server,
enhancing the service manageability.
Follow these steps to specify a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Specify a
source IP
address or
interface for the
SFTP client
Specify a
source IPv4
address or
interface for the
SFTP client
sftp client source
{
ip
ip-address
|
interface
interface-type
interface-
number
}
Required
Use either command.
By default, an SFTP client uses the
IP address of the interface
specified by the route of the
device to access the SFTP server.
Specify a
source IPv6
address or
interface for the
SFTP client
sftp client ipv6 source
{
ipv6
ipv6-
address
|
interface
interface-type
interface-number
}
Establishing a connection to the SFTP server
This configuration task will enable the SFTP client to establish a connection to the remote SFTP server and
enter SFTP client view.
Follow these steps to enable the SFTP client:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Establish a
connection to
the remote SFTP
server and
enter SFTP
client view
Establish a
connection to
the remote IPv4
SFTP server
and enter SFTP
client view
sftp
server
[
port-number
]
[
identity-key
{
dsa
|
rsa
}
|
prefer-ctos-cipher
{
3des
|
aes128
|
des
} |
prefer-ctos-hmac
{
md5
|
md5-96
|
sha1
|
sha1-
96
} |
prefer-kex
{
dh-group-exchange
|
dh-
group1
|
dh-group14
} |
prefer-stoc-cipher
{
3des
|
aes128
|
des
} |
prefer-stoc-hmac
{
md5
|
md5-
96
|
sha1
|
sha1-96
} ] *
Required
Use either
command in
user view.