Connecting to an Extreme device with SSH

An SSH session allows you to access a device remotely using port 22.

Establish an SSH session connection to the Extreme device.
```
client# ssh admin@10.17.37.157
```
The example establishes an SSH session to the device with the IP address of 10.17.37.157.

Enter yes if prompted.

The authenticity of host '10.17.37.157 (10.17.37.157)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is 9f:83:62:cd:55:6c:b9:e8:1d:79:ab:b4:04:f4:f6:2a.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '10.17.37.157' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
admin@10.17.37.157's password:


SECURITY WARNING: The default password for at least
one default account (root, admin and user) have not been changed.

Welcome to the Extreme SLX-OS Software
admin connected from 10.70.4.113 using ssh on device
device#

Note

The default admin login name is admin. The default user login name is user. The default password for both admin and user accounts is password.

It is recommended that you change the default account password when you log in for the first time. For more information on changing the default password, refer to the Extreme SLX-OS Security Configuration Guide.