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[user@linux-server]# scp2 id_rsa.pub admin@192.168.0.120:test.ssh

This command loads the key into memory, which can be viewed with the command show

sshd2 user-key

Understanding the SSH2 Client Functions on the Switch

A NETGEAR switch can function as an SSH2 client. This means you can connect from the

switch to a remote device running an SSH2 server and send commands to that device. You

can also use SCP2 to transfer files to and from the remote device.

You do not need to enable SSH2 or generate an authentication key to use the SSH2 and

SCP2 commands from the XCM8800 CLI.

Note: User-created VRs are supported only on the platforms listed for this

feature in Appendix A, XCM8800 Software Licenses.

To send commands to a remote system using SSH2, use the following command:

ssh2 {cipher [3des | blowfish]} {port <portnum>} {compression [on | off]} {user

<username>} {<username>@} [<host> | <ipaddress>] {<remote command>} {vr

<vr_name>}

The remote commands can be any command acceptable by the remote system. You can

specify the login user name as a separate argument or as part of the user@host

specification. If the login user name for the remote system is the same as your user name on

the switch, you can omit the username parameter entirely.

For example, to obtain a directory listing from a remote Linux system with IP address

10.10.0.2 using SSH2, enter the following command:

ssh2 admin@10.10.0.2 ls

To initiate a file copy from a remote system to the switch using SCP2, use the following

command:

scp2 {vr <vr_name>} {cipher [3des | blowfish]} {port <portnum>} <user>@

[<hostname> | <ipaddress>]:<remote_file> <local_file>

For example, to copy the configuration file test.cfg on host system1 to the switch, enter the

following command:

scp2 admin@system1:test.cfg localtest.cfg

To initiate a file copy to a remote system from the switch using SCP2, use the following

command:

scp2 {vr <vr_name>} {cipher [3des | blowfish]} {port <portnum>} <local_file>

For example, to copy the configuration file engineering.cfg from the switch to host system1,

enter the following command: