3Com 4200G 12-Port Configuration Manual page 529

# Generate RSA and DSA key pairs.
[Switch] public-key local create rsa
[Switch] public-key local create dsa
# Set the authentication mode for the user interfaces to AAA.
[Switch] user-interface vty 0 4
[Switch-ui-vty0-4] authentication-mode scheme
# Enable the user interfaces to support SSH.
[Switch-ui-vty0-4] protocol inbound ssh
[Switch-ui-vty0-4] quit
# Create local client client001, and set the authentication password to abc, protocol type to SSH, and
command privilege level to 3 for the client.
[Switch] local-user client001
[Switch-luser-client001] password simple abc
[Switch-luser-client001] service-type ssh level 3
[Switch-luser-client001] quit
# Specify the authentication method of user client001 as password.
[Switch] ssh user client001 authentication-type password
Configure the SSH client
# Configure an IP address (192.168.0.2 in this case) for the SSH client. This IP address and that of the
VLAN interface on the switch must be in the same network segment.
# Configure the SSH client software to establish a connection to the SSH server.
Take SSH client software Putty (version 0.58) as an example:
1) Run PuTTY.exe to enter the following configuration interface.
Figure 1-12 SSH client configuration interface (1)
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