3com 5500-ei pwr Installation Instruction

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The authentication mode is
publickey

Whether
first-authentication is
supported

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Configuring an SSH Client that Runs SSH Client Software

A variety of SSH client software are available, such as PuTTY and OpenSSH. For an SSH client to

establish a connection with an SSH server, use the following commands:

Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client that runs SSH client software:

Task

Remarks

Generating a client key

Required for publickey authentication;
unnecessary for password authentication

Required

Required

Required

Required for password authentication;
unnecessary for publickey authentication

Required for publickey authentication;
unnecessary for password authentication

For putty, it is recommended to use PuTTY release 0.53; PuTTY release 0.58 is also supported.

For OpenSSH, it is recommended to use OpenSSH_3.1p1; OpenSSH_4.2p1 is also supported.

Any other version or other client, please be careful to use.

Selecting the protocol for remote connection as SSH. Usually, a client can use a variety of remote

connection protocols, such as Telnet, Rlogin, and SSH. To establish an SSH connection, you must

select SSH

Selecting the SSH version. Since the device supports SSH2.0 now, select 2.0 or lower for the

client.

Specifying the private key file. On the server, if public key authentication is enabled for an SSH

user and a public key is set for the user, the private key file corresponding to the public key must be

specified on the client. RSA key pairs and DSA key pairs are generated by a tool of the client

software.