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Configure the SFTP connection
idle timeout period
sftp server idle-timeout time-out-
value
Optional
10 minutes by default
Configuring the device 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.
Follow these steps to specify a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client:
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 }
Required
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.
Specify a
source IPv6
address or
interface for the
SFTP client
sftp client ipv6 source { ipv6 ipv6-
address | interface interface-type
interface-number }
Establishing a connection to the SFTP server
This configuration task will enable the SFTP client to establish a connection to the remote SFTP server and
enter SFTP client view.
Follow these steps to enable the SFTP client:
Establish a
connection to
the remote SFTP
server and
enter SFTP
client view
Establish a
connection to
the remote IPv4
SFTP server
and enter SFTP
client view
sftp server [ port-number ] [identity-key { dsa | rsa }
| prefer-ctos-cipher { 3des | aes128 | des } |
prefer-ctos-hmac { md5 | md5-96 | sha1 | sha1-
96 } | prefer-kex { dh-group-exchange | dh-
group1 | dh-group14 } | prefer-stoc-cipher { 3des
| aes128 | des } | prefer-stoc-hmac { md5 | md5-
96 | sha1 | sha1-96 } ] *
Required
Use either
command in
user view.