Operation Manual – SSH
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Note:
Authentication will fail if the number of authentication attempts (including both
publickey and password authentication) exceeds that specified in the ssh server
authentication-retries command.
1.3 Configuring the Device as an SSH Client
1.3.1 SSH Client Configuration Task List
Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client:
Specifying a Source IP address/Interface for the SSH client
Configuring Whether First-time Authentication is Supported
Establishing a Connection Between the SSH Client and the Server
1.3.2 Specifying a Source IP address/Interface for the SSH client
This configuration task allows you to specify a source IP address or interface for the
client to access the SSH server, improving service manageability.
Enter system view
Specify a
source IP
address or
interface
for the
SSH client
1.3.3 Configuring Whether First-time Authentication is Supported
When the device connects to the SSH server as an SSH client, you can configure
whether the device supports first-time authentication.
Task
To do...
Specify a source IPv4
address or interface for
the SSH client
Specify a source IPv6
address or interface for
the SSH client
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Chapter 1 SSH Configuration
Use the command...
system-view
ssh client source { ip
ip-address | interface
interface-type
interface-number }
ssh client ipv6 source
{ ipv6 ipv6-address |
interface interface-type
interface-number }
Remarks
Optional
Optional
Required
Remarks
—
Required
By default, the
address of the
interface
decided by the
routing is used
to access the
SSH server