Configuring An Ssh Client Assumed By An Ssh2-Capable Switch - H3C S5100-SI Operation Manual

Opening an SSH connection with publickey authentication
If a user needs to be authenticated with a public key, the corresponding private key file must be
specified. A private key file is not required for password-only authentication.
From the category on the left of the window, select Connection/SSH/Auth. The following window
appears.
Figure 1-10 SSH client configuration interface 3
Click Browse... to bring up the file selection window, navigate to the private key file and click Open. If
the connection is normal, a user will be prompted for a username. Once passing the authentication, the
user can log in to the server.

Configuring an SSH Client Assumed by an SSH2-Capable Switch

Table 1-13 Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client that is assumed by an
SSH2-capable switch:
Configuring the SSH client for publickey authentication
Configuring whether first-time authentication is supported
Specifying a source IP address/interface for the SSH client
Establishing the connection between the SSH client and server
Task
1-20
Remarks
Required for publickey
authentication; unnecessary for
password authentication
Optional
Optional
Required