Configuring The System For Remote Access - Cisco ASR 5500 Administration Manual

Getting Started
interface_name is the name of the interface that you configured in step 7b.
i) Exit the Ethernet Interface Configuration mode by entering the command:
host_name
[local]
host_name
[local]
Important

Configuring the System for Remote Access

Configure the system for remote access. An administrative user may access the system from a remote location
over a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN):
• Telnet
• Secure Shell (SSH)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) (secured or unsecured)
• Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Important
Important
Step 1 Enter the context configuration mode by entering the following command:
host_name
[local]
host_name
[local]
Step 2 If desired, configure the system to allow Telnet access:
host_name
[local]
For maximum system security, you should not enable telnet.
Step 3
Configure the system to allow SSH access:
host_name
[local]
v2-rsa is the recommended key type.
In StarOS 19.2 and higher, the v1-rsa keyword has been removed from and the v2-dsa keyword has been concealed
within the Context Configuration mode ssh generate CLI command. A keyword that was supported in a previous release
may be concealed in subsequent releases. StarOS continues to parse concealed keywords in existing scripts and
(config-port-<slot#/port#>)#
(config)#
Refer below for instructions on configuring the MIO/UMIO management interface with a second IP
address.
If there are two simultaneous telnet sessions, and one administrator deletes the context into which the
other administrator is logged, the administrator in the deleted context will not be automatically kicked
into the local context. Although the deleted context will still appear in the CLI prompt, context specific
commands will generate errors.
For maximum security, use SSH v2.
context local
(config)#
(config-ctx)#
server telnetd
(config-ctx)#
ssh generate key [ type { v1-rsa | v2-rsa | v2-dsa } ]
(config-ctx)#
Configuring the System for Remote Access
exit
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