HP 1x1Ex8 HP IP Console Viewer User Guide - Page 107

Specifying a session time-out setting 1. Select Sessions. 2. Select or clear the Enabled checkbox in the Serial Session Timeout area. If time out is disabled, a session will not time-out. 3. If session time-out is enabled, specify the time-out value. You can choose a value from the Minutes dropdown list or you can enter a value in the range 1 to 90 minutes. 4. Click Apply to save any changes without exiting. -orClick OK to save any changes and exit. -orClick Cancel to exit without saving any changes. Enabling or disabling plaintext sessions NOTE: Either plaintext sessions or SSH (or both) must be enabled. 1. Select Sessions. 2. Select or clear the Allow Plaintext Sessions option. 3. Click Apply to save any changes without exiting. -orClick OK to save any changes and exit. -orClick Cancel to exit without saving any changes. Viewing and configuring SSH parameters for serial console switches The SSH Settings area of the Session subcategory lists the current SSH configuration and status information, as follows: • SSH Status can be Enabled, Disabled, In Progress, or Failed. • Host Key Status can be either Key Exists or No Key. • SSH Authentication Mode indicates what will be used to authenticate users: a password, a key, a password or a key (in either order), or a password and a key (in either order). The mode is configured when SSH is enabled or modified. The user SSH key is created and modified in the Users category. To view and configure parameters: NOTE: Either plaintext sessions or SSH (or both) must be enabled. 1. Select the Sessions subcategory. To enable SSH: Managing serial console switches 107