Advanced topics
Allow SSH access on a WAN
To allow SSH access on a WAN interface:
1. Open the command-line interface, either from a command prompt or the web interface
System > Device Console option.
2. Use the
wan
to allow SSH access on WAN 1:
digi.router> wan 1 allow-ssh-access on
3. Save the configuration.
digi.router> save config
Allow SSH access for only a specific source IP address
To allow SSH access for only a specific IP address:
1. Open the command-line interface, either from a command prompt or the web interface
System > Device Console option.
2. Use the
ip-filter
SSH (port 22). For example, assuming port 22 is the SSH port, enter commands similar to the
following:
digi.router> ip-filter 1 description Allow WAN SSH only from 10.20 network
digi.router> ip-filter 1 action accept
digi.router> ip-filter 1 src any-wan
digi.router> ip-filter 1 src-ip-address 10.20.0.0/16
digi.router> ip-filter 1 dst-ip-port 22
digi.router> ip-filter 1 state on
3. Use the
wan
to turn off SSH access on WAN 1:
WARNING! Before turning off ssh access for a WAN, make sure your device can
accept traffic other than ssh traffic. Otherwise, when you turn off ssh access, you
may remove your ability to access the device.
digi.router> wan 1 allow-ssh-access off
4. Save the configuration.
digi.router> save config
Digi TransPort WR Routers User Guide
command allow-ssh-access option to toggle SSH access on a WAN. For example,
command to allow incoming connections from hosts on the 10.20 network to
command allow-ssh-access option to prohibit SSH access on a WAN. For example,
Using the firewall command
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