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W315A/325A Linux User's Manual Getting Started

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SSH Console

The W315A/325A supports an SSH Console to provide users with better security options. Use this option only

if you know exactly which IP address has been assigned from your DHCP server; otherwise, you should connect

through the serial console and change it to a static IP address before using it.

Windows Users

Click on the link http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html to download PuTTY

(free software) to set up an SSH console for the W315A/325A in a Windows environment. The following figure

shows a simple example of the configuration that is required.

Linux Users

From a Linux machine, use the “ssh” command to access the W315A/325A’s console utility via SSH.

#ssh 192.168.27.122

Select yes to complete the connection.

[root@localhost root]# ssh 192.168.27.122

The authenticity of host ‘192.168.27.122 (192.168.27.122)’ can’t be established.

RSA key fingerprint is 8b:ee:ff:84:41:25:fc:cd:2a:f2:92:8f:cb:1f:6b:2f.

Are you sure you want to continue connection (yes/no)? yes_

NOTE SSH provides better security compared to Telnet for accessing the W315A/325A’s console utility over the

network.

Configuring the Ethernet Interface

The network settings of the W315A/325A can be modified with the serial console, or online over the network.

Modifying Network Settings with the Serial Console

In this section, we use the serial console to configure the network settings of the target computer.