Configuring Remote Login Settings

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NMC-RX 7.2.x User Guide, Vol. 1 > Configuring NMC-RX Application Settings > Configuring Remote Login Settings
Configuring Remote Login Settings

From the NMC-RX application, you can log in to routers remotely through Telnet or SSH. The selection of either Telnet or SSH is an NMC-RX application-wide setting and is accessible only to users with security privileges. Although the NMC-RX application automatically defaults to Telnet, SSH is considered a more secure alternative to Telnet for logging in to routers remotely.

Only a user with security privileges can configure remote login settings. Otherwise, this menu item is disabled. For more information on using remote login, see Configuring Remote Login in Chapter 9, Configuring Security Settings.

To configure the remote login settings:
From the Configuration menu in either the Network Workshop or the Device Workshop, choose NMC-RX Application Settings, and then click the Remote Login tab.
Set the parameters as shown in Table 11. For example:
 Table 11:  Remote Login Parameters 

 Parameters
 Description

 Login Type

 Determines the type of login specified through the NMC-RX application:

   TELNET ONLY—Default. When selected, SSH is disabled. 
   SSH ONLY—When selected, the SSH command-line parameters are enabled and must be specified.



 SSH Command Line
 Specifies the parameters in this section for SSH authentication.


 Available NMC-RX Arguments


   <HOST>—Specifies the IP address of the device to which you are connecting. When clicked, the <HOST> token is added to the command-line string (see below). 
   <USER NAME>—Specifies the username, which is the SSH username set in the NMC-RX user profile. You can use either the NMC-RX username or another username specified by the administrator. When clicked, the <USER NAME> token is added to the command-line string (see below). 



 Command Line String

 Specifies what is executed when the remote login action starts. The string contains arguments that are necessary for SSH authentication. Syntax example:
ssh2 <USER NAME>@<HOST>




   ssh2—SSH executable
   <USER NAME>—Parameter syntax for username
   <HOST>—Parameter syntax for IP address



 Test

 When clicked, the remote login action is started with the command-line string that you specified.



 
Click Save.

Parameters	Description
Login Type	Determines the type of login specified through the NMC-RX application: TELNET ONLY—Default. When selected, SSH is disabled. SSH ONLY—When selected, the SSH command-line parameters are enabled and must be specified.
SSH Command Line	Specifies the parameters in this section for SSH authentication.
Available NMC-RX Arguments	<HOST>—Specifies the IP address of the device to which you are connecting. When clicked, the <HOST> token is added to the command-line string (see below). <USER NAME>—Specifies the username, which is the SSH username set in the NMC-RX user profile. You can use either the NMC-RX username or another username specified by the administrator. When clicked, the <USER NAME> token is added to the command-line string (see below).
Command Line String	Specifies what is executed when the remote login action starts. The string contains arguments that are necessary for SSH authentication. Syntax example: ssh2 <USER NAME>@<HOST> ssh2—SSH executable <USER NAME>—Parameter syntax for username <HOST>—Parameter syntax for IP address
Test	When clicked, the remote login action is started with the command-line string that you specified.

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