Configuring Ssh; Managing The System Time And Date; Understanding The System Clock - Cisco CISCO1401 - 1401 Router - EN Software Manual

Chapter 5 Administering the Bridge
SSH provides more security for remote connections than Telnet by providing strong encryption when a
device is authenticated. The SSH feature has an SSH server and an SSH integrated client. The client
supports these user authentication methods:
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For more information about SSH, refer to the "Configuring Secure Shell" section in the Cisco IOS
Security Configuration Guide for Release 12.2.
The SSH feature in this software release does not support IP Security (IPSec).
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Configuring SSH

Before configuring SSH, download the crypto software image from Cisco.com. For more information,
refer to the release notes for this release.
For information about configuring SSH and displaying SSH settings, refer to the "Configuring Secure
Shell" section in the Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide for Release 12.2.

Managing the System Time and Date

You can manage the system time and date on your bridge automatically, using the Network Time
Protocol (NTP), or manually, by setting the time and date on the bridge.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, refer to the Cisco IOS
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Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference for Release 12.2.
This section contains this configuration information:
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Understanding the System Clock

The heart of the time service is the system clock. This clock runs from the moment the system starts up
and keeps track of the date and time.
The system clock can then be set from these sources:
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The system clock can provide time to these services:
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RADIUS (for more information, see the
page 5-7)
Local authentication and authorization (for more information, see the
Local Authentication and Authorization" section on page
Understanding the System Clock, page 5-17
Understanding Network Time Protocol, page 5-18
Configuring NTP, page 5-19
Configuring Time and Date Manually, page 5-26
Network Time Protocol
Manual configuration
"Controlling Bridge Access with RADIUS" section on
Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide
Managing the System Time and Date
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