Configuring the user interfaces for SSH clients
An SSH client accesses the switch through a VTY user interface. You must configure the user interfaces for SSH clients to allow SSH login. The configuration takes effect only for clients that log in after the configuration.
Configuration guidelines
If you configure a user interface to support SSH, be sure to configure the corresponding authentication mode with the authentication-mode scheme command.
For a user interface configured to support SSH, you cannot change the authentication mode. To change the authentication mode, undo the SSH support configuration first.
Configuration procedure
To configure the protocols for a user interface to support:
Step | Command | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter user interface view of one or more user interfaces. | user-interface vty number [ ending-number ] | N/A |
3. Set the login authentication mode to scheme. | authentication-mode scheme | By default, the authentication mode is password. |
4. Configure the user interfaces to support SSH login. | protocol inbound { all | ssh } | Optional. All protocols are supported by default. |
For more information about the authentication-mode and protocol inbound commands, see Fundamentals Command Reference.