Configure Secure Shell using CLI

Use Secure Shell version 2 (SSHv2) to enable secure communications support over a network for authentication, encryption, and network Integrity.

Before you begin

  • Disable the sshd daemon. All SSHv2 commands, except enable, require that you disable the sshd daemon.

  • Set the user access level to read/write/all community strings.

  • Disable all nonsecure access services. As a best practice, disable the following services: Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Telnet. For more information about disabling access services, see Enable Remote Access Services.

  • Use the console port to configure the SSHv2 parameters. Depending on your hardware platform, the console port displays as console or 10101.