Common Tasks - Cisco 500 series Administration Manual

Using the SSH Server Feature

Common Tasks

Common Tasks
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Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
This section describes some common tasks performed using the SSH Server
feature.
Workflow1: To establish an SSH session on the switch using the switch's
automatically-created (default) key, perform the following:
Enable SSH server in the TCP/UDP Services page and verify that SSH user
authentication by public key is disabled in the SSH User Authentication page.
Log onto the external SSH client application, such as PuTTY, using the IP address
of the switch (it is not necessary to use a username or key that is known to the
device).
Workflow2: To create an SSH user and logon to the switch using this user,
perform the following steps:
Generate an RSA or DSA key on an external SSH Server application, such as
PuTTY.
Enable SSH user authentication by public key in the SSH User Authentication
page.
Add a user in the SSH User Authentication page and copy in the public key
generated externally.
Log onto the external SSH client application, such as PuTTY, using the IP address
of the switch and the user name of the user.
Workflow3: To import an RSA or DSA key from switch A to switch B,
perform the following steps:
On switch A, select an RSA or DSA key in the SSH Server Authentication page.
Click Edit and copy the public key of the select key type to Notepad or some such
application.
Log on to switch B and open the SSH Server Authentication page. Select either
the RSA or DSA key, click Edit and paste in the key from switch A.
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