
Smart Cabinet Distribution Unit Advanced Operations • 51
Installation and Operations Manual
SSH
Secure Shell (SSH) version 2 enables secure network terminal sessions between a Sentry Remote
Power Manager and a remote user over insecure network. SSH provides encrypted terminal sessions
with strong authentication of both the server and client, using public-key cryptography and is typically
used as a replacement for unencrypted Telnet. In addition to enabling secure network terminal sessions
to the Sentry for configuration and power management, the SSH session may be used for secure Pass-
Thru connections to attached devices.
SSH requires the configuration and use of a client agent on the client PC. There are many freeware,
shareware or for-purchase SSH clients available. Two examples are the freeware client PuTTY and the
for-purchase client SecureCRT® by VanDyke® Software. For configuration and use of these clients,
please refer to the applicable software documentation.
SSH Command Summary
Command Description
Set SSH Enables/disables SSH support
Set SSH AuthMethod Enables/disables the SSH server authentication methods
Set SSH Port Sets the SSH server port number
Enabling and Setting up SSH Support
NOTE: A restart of the Sentry is required after setting or changing ANY SSH configurations. See Performing a warm
boot on page 39 for more information.
Enabling or disabling SSH support:
The Set SSH command is used to enable or disable SSH support.
To enable or disable SSH support:
At the Smart CDU: prompt, type set ssh, followed by enabled or disabled and press Enter.
Changing the SSH server port:
With SSH support enabled, the SSH server watches and responds to requests on the default SSH port
number 22. This port number may be changed using the Set SSH Port command.
To change the SSH port:
At the Smart CDU: prompt, type set ssh port, followed by the port number and press Enter.
Example
The following changes the SSH port number to 65535:
Smart CDU: set ssh port 65535<Enter>
Enabling or disabling SSH server authentication methods:
The Set SSH Authentication Method command is used to set the method of SSH server authentication. The
Sentry SSH server supports two authentication methods for security and validation: Password and
Keyboard-Interactive.
For more information on SSH authentication methods, see
Enabling or disabling SSH server authentication
methods:
on page 16.
To enable the SSH authentication methods:
At the Smart CDU: prompt, type set ssh authmethod, followed by password or kbint, followed by
enabled or disabled, and press Enter.
Example
The following example sets the SSH authentication method to keyboard-interactive:
Smart CDU: set ssh authmethod kbint enabled<Enter>
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