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by command line interface. The SSH connection can secure all the configuration
commands you sent to the switch.
SSH is a client/server architecture while the switch is the SSH server. When you
want to make SSH connection with the switch, you should download the SSH
client tool first.
SSH Client
There are many free, sharewares, trials or charged SSH clients you can find on
the internet. Fox example, PuTTY is a free and popular Telnet/SSH client. We'll
use this tool to demonstrate how to login by SSH. Note: PuTTY is copyright
1997‐2006 Simon Tatham.
1. Open SSH Client/PuTTY
In the Session configuration, enter the Host Name (IP Address of your switch)
and Port number (default = 22). Choose the "SSH" protocol. Then click on
"Open" to start the SSH session console.
2. After click on Open, then you can see the cipher information in the popup
screen. Press Yes to accept the Security Alert.
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