Enabling/Disabling Ssh Service; Ssh Authentication Methods - Nokia IP40 User Manual

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Configuring Network Access
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depending on the access restrictions you want to provide. Clicking on Internal Network
enables only machines from your Internal Network to access your IP40 through SSH;
Similarly, clicking on ANY enables any host (with "Any" IP address) to connect to IP40
through SSH, and so on.

Enabling/Disabling SSH Service

Note
Secure Shell options cannot be configured from the Nokia IP40 GUI. You should use the
command-line options from a command shell (such as HyperTerminal) to configure these
options. A brief listing of important command-line options for configuring Secure Shell (SSH)
has been included in the user guide for the purpose of introduction. Refer to IP40 CLI
Reference Guide for additional and detailed information.
Use the following commands to enable, disable and show the status of SSH service.
set ssh server
show ssh server
Arguments
enable <0 / 1>
The value of 0 disables SSH and the value of 1 enables SSH. The default value is 1 since Secure
Shell is enabled by default.

SSH Authentication Methods

There are two SSH authentication methods:
Password Authentication — Password authentication is set up by default. In this method,
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you can connect to the SSH server running on IP40 from the SSH client installed on your
machine, after entering your password.
! Public Key Authentication — Public Key Authentication is one of the most secure ways to
authenticate using SSH. The basic principle in Public Key Authentication is the use of a pair
of computer generated keys - private key and public key. A public key is not useful unless
you have the corresponding private key.
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IP Address Range
ANY
enable <0 / 1>
enable
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