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Configuring the firewall as an sftp client, Establishing a connection to the sftp server – H3C Technologies H3C SecPath F1000-E User Manual

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Configuring the SFTP connection idle timeout period

Once the idle period of an SFTP connection exceeds the specified threshold, the system automatically

tears the connection down.
To configure the SFTP connection idle timeout period:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Configure the SFTP
connection idle timeout

period.

sftp server idle-timeout
time-out-value

Optional.
10 minutes by default.

Configuring the firewall as an SFTP client

Specifying a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client

You can configure a client to use only a specified source IP address or interface to access the SFTP server,
enhancing the service manageability.
To specify a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Specify a source IP address or

interface for the SFTP client.

Specify a source IPv4 address or

interface for the SFTP client:
sftp client source { ip ip-address |

interface interface-type

interface-number }

Specify a source IPv6 address or

interface for the SFTP client:

sftp client ipv6 source { ipv6
ipv6-address | interface interface-type

interface-number }

Use either command.
By default, an SFTP client
uses the IP address of the

interface specified by the
route of the device to

access the SFTP server.

Establishing a connection to the SFTP server

To establish a connection to the IPv4 SFTP server: