Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 693)

AT-S62 Menus Interface User’s Guide
Section VII: Management Security 693
3. Select 1 - SSH Server Status to enable or disable the SSH server.
4. Choose from one of the following:
Disabled - While you are configuring SSH, you must set this field
to Disabled. This is the default.
Enabled - Select this value to enable the SSH server. Select this
value after you have finished configuring SSH and want to log on
to the server.
Note
You cannot disable the SSH server when there is an active SSH
connection. Otherwise, you receive a warning message.
5. Type 2 to select Host Key ID and, when prompted, enter the key ID of
the key pair which will act as the SSH host key. If you have forgotten
the key ID, refer to Creating an Encryption Key on page 644.
6. Type 3 to select Server Key ID and enter the ID of the key pair which
will act as the SSH server key. If you have forgotten the key ID, refer to
Creating an Encryption Key on page 644.
7. Type 4 to select Server Key Expiry Time to set the time, in hours, for
the server key to expire.
This timer determines how often the switch generates a new
server key. A server key is regenerated for security purposes. A
server key is only valid for the time period configured in the Server
Key Expiry (Expiration) Time timer. Allied Telesyn recommends
you set this field to 1. With this setting, a new key is generated
every hour.
The default is 0 hours which means the server key never expires.
The range is 0 to 5 hours.
8. Select 5 and enter a value for Login Timeout.
This is the time it takes to release the SSH server from an
incomplete SSH client connection. Enter a time in seconds. The
default is 180 seconds (3 minutes). The range is 60 to 600 seconds.
9. Select 1 to toggle SSH Server Status to Enable.
Note
Allied Telesyn recommends disabling the Telnet server before you
enable SSH. Otherwise, the security provided by SSH is lost.
10. After making changes, type R to until you return to the Main Menu.
Then type S to select Save Configuration Changes.