HP ProCurve 6600 runs “ProVision” network operating system. ProVision command syntaxes are pretty much similar to Cisco IOS commands.

Following are commands to enable SSH on a ProCurve 6600 series –

First create local user account on the switch; command is –

#password manager user-name admin; this will prompt to enter password

Generate crypto keys for SSH server; command is –

#crypto key generate ssh

Enable SSH service; command is –

#ip ssh

To check SSH service status, enter the following command –

#show ip ssh

To restrict access to SSH (or local services on the switch), configure authorised manager IP address; command is –

#ip authorized-managers IP_Address

That’s all.