`ssh`

Starts an SSH2 client connection to an SSH2 server using password authentication.

Syntax

ssh { hostname | ipv4-address } [ public-key { dsa | rsa } ] [ port-num ]

ssh ipv6 { hostname | ipv6-address } [ public-key { dsa | rsa } ] [ outgoing-interface type number ] [ port-num ]

Command Default

SSH2 client connection is not established.

Parameters

hostname: Specifies the host name of the SSH server.
ipv4-address: Specifies the IPv4 address of the SSH server.
public-key: Configures the type of public key authentication to use for the connection. If you do not enter this parameter, the default authentication type is password.
dsa: Specifies the public key authentication type as DSA.
rsa: Specifies the public key authentication type as RSA.
port-num: Specifies that the SSH2 connection will use a non-default SSH2 port. The default is 22.
ipv6: Identifies the remote IPv6 SSH server.
ipv6-address: Specifies the IPv6 address of the SSH server.
outgoing-interface: Configures the outgoing interface for Link-Local address.
type: Specifies the interface type.
number: Specifies the interface number. Use ? to get the list of supported interfaces.

Modes

Privileged EXEC mode

Command Default

Note: RUCKUS ICX 7150 devices support five inbound SSH sessions and five outbound SSH sessions.

Examples

The following example starts an SSH2 client connection to an SSH2 server using password authentication.

device# ssh 192.168.10.1

The following example starts an SSH2 client connection to an SSH2 server using public key authentication.

device# ssh ipv6 2001::1 public-key dsa

The following example starts an SSH2 client connection to an SSH2 server using public key authentication.

device# ssh ipv6 2001::1 public-key dsa outgoing-interface ethernet 1/1/1 26

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