Reference Guide

ipv4 address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address in dotted decimal format A.B.C.D.
ipv6-address
prefix-length
(OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format then the
prefix length in the /x format. The range is from /0 to /128.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of
zeros.
-c encryption
cipher
Enter the following encryption cipher. (For v2 clients only.):
• 3des-cbc: Force ssh to use 3des-cbc encryption cipher.
-l username (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword -l then the user name used in this
SSH session. The default is the user name of the user associated with
the terminal.
-m HMAC
algorithm
Enter one of the following HMAC algorithms to use. (For v2 clients
only.):
• hmac-sha1: Force ssh to use the hmac-sha1 HMAC
algorithm.
• hmac-sha1-96: Force ssh to use the hmac-sha1-96 HMAC
algorithm.
• hmac-md5: Force ssh to use the hmac-md5 HMAC
algorithm.
• hmac-md5-96: Force ssh to use the hmac-md5-96 HMAC
algorithm.
-p port-number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword -p then the port number. The range is
from 1 to 65536. The default is 22.
-v {1 | 2} (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword -v then the SSH version 1 or 2. The
default is the version from the protocol negotiation.
Defaults As shown in the Parameters section.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.12.0 Added support for the -c and -m parameters on the S4810.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Added IPv6 support. Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
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