Logging In Through Ssh - HP 5120 series Configuration Manual

Figure 12 Log in to another device from the current device
NOTE:
If the telnet client port and the telnet server port that connect them are not in the same subnet, make sure
that the two devices can reach each other.
Configuration procedure
Follow the step below to configure the device to log in to a telnet server as a telnet client:
To do...
Configure the device to log in to a
telnet server as a telnet client

Logging in through SSH

Secure Shell (SSH) offers an approach to log into a remote device securely. By providing encryption and
strong authentication, it protects devices against attacks such as IP spoofing and plain text password
interception. The device supports SSH, and you can log in to the device through SSH to remotely manage
and maintain the device, as shown in
Figure 13 SSH login diagram
The following table shows the configuration requirements of SSH login.
Object
SSH server
SSH client
By default, the device is enabled with the SSH server and client functions.
• On a device that serves as the SSH client, you can log in to an SSH server to perform operations on
the server.
On a device that serves as the SSH server, you can configure the authentication mode and user level
•
for SSH users. By default, password authentication is adopted for SSH login, but no login password
is configured, so you cannot log in to the device through SSH by default. Before you can log in to
Use the command...
telnet remote-host [ service-port ]
[ [ source { interface interface-type
interface-number | ip
ip-address } ] ]
Figure 13.
Requirements
Configure the IP address of the VLAN interface, and make sure the SSH server
and client can reach each other.
Configure the authentication mode and other settings.
Run the SSH client program.
Obtain the IP address of the VLAN interface on the server.
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Remarks
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