Password Authentication Enabled Stelnet Server Configuration Example - HPE OfficeConnect 1950 Series User Manual

Password authentication enabled Stelnet server
configuration example
Network requirements
As shown in
username (client) and password (aabbcc) of the client are saved on the switch.
Establish an Stelnet connection between the host and the switch, so the client can log in to the switch
to configure and manage the switch as a network administrator.
Figure 37 Network diagram
Configuration procedure
1. Configure the Stelnet server to generate RSA, DSA, and ECDSA key pairs:
From the navigation tree, select Resources > Public key > Public key.
2. Configure the Stelnet server feature:
a. From the navigation tree, select Network > Service > SSH.
b. Enable the Stelnet service.
3. Configure the VLAN and VLAN interface:
a. From the navigation tree, select Network > Links > VLAN.
b. Create VLAN 2.
c. Add port GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 to the untagged port list of VLAN 2.
d. Create VLAN-interface 2 and configure its IP address as 192.168.1.40/24.
4. Configure the Stelnet client login authentication method as scheme:
a. Log in to the switch through the console port.
b. Configure the Stelnet client login authentication method as scheme.
5. Configure the administrator account:
a. From the navigation tree, select Device > Maintenance > Administrators.
b. Add an administrator account.
c. Configure the username as client and password as aabbcc.
d. Select the user role as network-admin.
e. Specify the available service as SSH.
Verifying the configuration
There are different types of Stelnet client software, such as PuTTY and OpenSSH. This example
uses an Stelnet client that runs PuTTY version 0.58.
Figure 37, the switch acts as the Stelnet server and uses password authentication. The
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