Enabling SSH on edge switch C2960

[farjad_feroz]

Hi,

I am newbie in networking, I want to enable SSH, on the my edge switches model and SW image is given below

WS-C2960-24TT-L     C2960-LANBASE-M

WS-C2960-48PST-L    C2960-LANBASE-M

WS-C2960-48TC-L      C2960-LANBASEK9-M

Kindly refer me any configuration guide of cisco and ways to enable SSH since I came to know from a person that my switch model doesnt support SSH?

Thanks.

Regards,

Farjad

[devils_advocate · Accepted solution]

The 2960 does support SSH but it depends on the IOS version you are running.

I think the K9 one above will do SSH but the other two probably won't.

You can check but typing #ip ssh ? in config mode and if you get 'Unrecognised Command' then it doesn't support it and you need to upgrade to an IOS which does.

Thanks

[farjad_feroz]

Kindly refer me any configuration guide of CISCO for upgrading IOS and for enabling SSH in K9 images.

Thanks alot

[cadet alain · Accepted solution]

Hi,

you need a crypto image for SSH support(k9).

Regards

Alain

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[cadet alain · Accepted solution]

Hi,

configuring ssh is simple:

crypto key generate rsa modulus 1024

ip ssh version 2

and you're done, thenyou'll have to configure a local user and on your vty lines:

either login local or nothing if you have aaa new-model + aaa authentication login default local

Regards

Alain

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