Specifications
Managing the Management Services
RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide 5-11
Adding an SSH User
TologinwithSSH,ausermustsupplyavalidusernameandpassword.Toaddausernameand
passwordtothelocaldatabase,usethefollowingcommand:
set user username password password
Optionally,youalsocanconfigureMSSeithertolocallyauthenticatetheuserortouseaRADIUS
servertoauthenticatetheuser.Usethefollowingcommand:
set authentication admin {user-glob} method1 [method2] [method3] [method4]
Examples
Toaddadministrativeuserrbtadminwithpasswordletmein,anduseRADIUSservergroupsg1to
authenticatetheuser,typethefollowingcommands:
RBT-8100# set user rbtadmin password letmein
success: User rbtadmin created
RBT-8100# set authentication admin rbtadmin sg1
success: change accepted
Formoreinformation,see“Addingand ClearingLocalUsersforAdministrativeAccess”on
page 3‐8.
Changing the SSH Service Port Number
TochangetheSSHporttheRoamAboutSwitchlistensonforSSHconnections,usethefollowing
command:
set ip ssh port port-num
Changing SSH Timeouts
TochangetheSSHtimeoutvalues,usethefollowingcommands:
set ip ssh idle-timeout minutes
set ip ssh absolute-timeout minutes
Example
Tochangetheabsolute timeoutvalueto30minutes,typethefollowingcommand:
RBT-8100# set ip ssh absolute-timeout 30
success: absolute timeout set to 30 minutes
Caution: If you change the SSH port number from an SSH session, MSS immediately ends the
session. To open a new management session, you must configure the SSH client to use the new
SSH port number.