Why can't I SSH my PowerConnect 6224

Step 1: Create user

Use the following command to create a specific username with a password and privilege level of 15. The different privilege  levels are: Level  0 – No access, Level  1 – Guest access, and Level 15 – Admin access.   console# config Console(config)#username password level <0,1,15>

Step 2: Create an enable password

The following commands are to create a password that is used to access the higher privilege levels. Once this is set, after entering enable in the console, It will prompt for a password.   console(config)#aaa authentication enable enable console(config)#enable password

Step 3: Set Login method

The following command sets the login method to use local user credentials on the switch.

console(config)#aaa authentication login local

Step 4: Create certificate/keys

The following commands are to create the required certificate and keys.   console(config)# crypto certificate 1 generate console(config-cert)#key-generate                                                                              console(config-crypto-cert)# exit console(config)# crypto key generate rsa console(config)# crypto key generate dsa Console(config)#ip ssh pubkey-auth

Step 5: Enable SSH

The following command is to enable access to the switch through SSH.

console(config)# ip ssh server

Step 6: Enable HTTPS

The following command will enable access to the switch through HTTPS.

console(config)# ip https server    

Step 7: Disable Telnet

Before disabling Telnet, make sure you can connect through SSH. Then run this command to disable Telnet access.

console(config)#ip telnet server disable

Step 8: Disable HTTP

Before disabling HTTP, make sure you can connect through HTTPS. Then run this command to disable HTTP access.

console(config)#no ip http server

Step 9: Saving config

Once this is done make sure to test everything out. Making sure you cannot Telnet or HTTP to the switch. If everything is good then save your running config.   console(config)#Copy running-config startup-config

Hope that helps!