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C
HAPTER
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SSH: L
OGGING
INTO
THE
RAPTOR
3. SSH: Logging into the RAPTOR
This section describes how an SSH session can be made between a laptop and the RAPTOR.
C
ONTEXT
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RAPTOR can be configured through an SSH Interface from a terminal emulator such as Putty. The
command line interface allows the user to control various parameters at the System and Protocol level.
Before configuring the Raptor from a PC, confirm accessibility of RAPTOR’s firmware by pinging it from
the PC.
1.
On your laptop, install a terminal emulator. A popular option is Putty.
a.
A link to download Putty is:
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
2.
An Ethernet cable must connect the RAPTOR’s switch ports and a computer. The computer inter
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face should be assigned an IP address on the 192.168.10.0/24 network.
F
OR
EXAMPLE
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An address of 192.168.10.100 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 is one such suit
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able combination of an IP address and submask to be assigned for the computer to be used in the
connection.