3Com 4500 PWR 26-Port Configuration Manual page 690

# Enable the user interfaces to support SSH.
[Switch-ui-vty0-4] protocol inbound ssh
[Switch-ui-vty0-4] quit
# Create local client client001, and set the authentication password to abc, protocol type to SSH, and
command privilege level to 3 for the client.
[Switch] local-user client001
[Switch-luser-client001] password simple abc
[Switch-luser-client001] service-type ssh level 3
[Switch-luser-client001] quit
# Specify the authentication method of user client001 as password.
[Switch] ssh user client001 authentication-type password
Configure the SSH client
# Configure an IP address (192.168.0.2 in this case) for the SSH client. This IP address and that of the
VLAN interface on the switch must be in the same network segment.
# Configure the SSH client software to establish a connection to the SSH server.
Take SSH client software Putty (version 0.58) as an example:
1) Run PuTTY.exe to enter the following configuration interface.
Figure 55-12 SSH client configuration interface (1)
In the Host Name (or IP address) text box, enter the IP address of the SSH server.
2) From the category on the left pane of the window, select SSH under Connection. The window as
shown in Figure 55-13 appears.