D-Link xStack DES-6500 User Manual - Ssh User Authentication Mode

xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch User Manual 

SSH User Authentication Mode 

The following windows are used to configure parameters for users attempting to access the Switch through SSH. To access 

the following window, click 

Security Management > Secure Shell > SSH User Authentication

.  

Figure 7- 7. Current Accounts window 

In the example screen above, the User Account “Darren” has been previously set using the User Accounts window in the 

Security Management

 folder. A User Account MUST be set in order to set the parameters for the SSH user. To configure 

the parameters for a SSH user, click on the hyperlinked 

User Name

 in the 

Current Accounts 

window, which will reveal 

the following window to configure. 

Figure 7- 8. SSH User window 

The user may set the following parameters: 

Parameter                 Description 

User Name  

Enter a 

User Name 

of no more than 15 characters to identify the SSH user. This

 User 

Name 

must be a previously configured user account on the Switch. 

Auth. Mode 

The administrator may choose one of the following to set the authorization for users 

attempting to access the Switch. 

Host Based – 

This parameter should be chosen if the administrator wishes to use a 

remote SSH server for authentication purposes. Choosing this parameter requires the 

user to input the following information to identify the SSH user. 

• 

• 

Host Name

 – Enter an alphanumeric string of no more than 32 characters to 

identify the remote SSH user. 

Host IP 

– Enter the corresponding IP address of the SSH user. 

Password

 – This parameter should be chosen if the administrator wishes to use an 

administrator-defined password for authentication. Upon entry of this parameter, the 

Switch will prompt the administrator for a password, and then to re-type the password for 

confirmation. 

Public Key

 – This parameter should be chosen if the administrator wishes to use the 

publickey on a SSH server for authentication. 

Host Name 

Enter an alphanumeric string of no more than 32 characters to identify the remote SSH 

user. This parameter is only used in conjunction with the 

Host Based

 choice in the 

Auth. 

Mode

 field. 

Host IP 

Enter the corresponding IP address of the SSH user. This parameter is only used in 

conjunction with the 

Host Based

 choice in the 

Auth. Mode

 field. 

Click 

Apply

 to implement changes made. 

NOTE:

 To set the 

SSH User Authentication

 parameters on the Switch, a User Account must 

be previously configured. For more information on configuring local User Accounts on the 

Switch, see the 

User Accounts

 section of this manual located in this section. 

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