Configuring The Device An Sftp Client; Specifying A Source Ip Address Or Interface For The Sftp Client; Establishing A Connection To The Sftp Server - HP 5120 EI Switch Series Configuration Manual

To do...
Enter system view
Configure the SFTP connection
idle timeout period

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...
Enter system view
Specify a
source IP
address or
interface for the
SFTP client

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...
Establish a
connection to
the remote SFTP
server and
enter SFTP
client view
Use the command...
system-view
sftp server idle-timeout time-out-
value
Use the command...
system-view
Specify a
source IPv4 sftp client source { ip ip-address |
address or interface interface-type interface-
interface for the number }
SFTP client
Specify a
source IPv6 sftp client ipv6 source { ipv6 ipv6-
address or address | interface interface-type
interface for the interface-number }
SFTP client
Use the command...
sftp server [ port-number ] [identity-key { dsa | rsa }
Establish a
| prefer-ctos-cipher { 3des | aes128 | des } |
connection to
prefer-ctos-hmac { md5 | md5-96 | sha1 | sha1-
the remote IPv4
96 } | prefer-kex { dh-group-exchange | dh-
SFTP server
group1 | dh-group14 } | prefer-stoc-cipher { 3des
and enter SFTP
| aes128 | des } | prefer-stoc-hmac { md5 | md5-
client view
96 | sha1 | sha1-96 } ] *
Remarks
—
Optional
10 minutes by default
232
Remarks
—
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.
Remarks
Required
Use either
command in
user view.