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====== Cisco - Router - Enable SSH access to the Cisco Router ======

===== Set a name for your router =====

<code bash>
hostname ShareWiz
#
ip domain-name sharewiz.net
username peter password *******
crypto key generate rsa
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  The name for the keys will be: ShareWiz.sharewiz.net
</WRAP>

<code bash>
How many bits in the modulus [512]: 2048
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
% Generating 2048 bit RSA keys, keys will be non-exportable…[OK]
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  Choose the size of the key modulus in the range of 360 to 2048 for your General Purpose Keys.

This may take some time to generate.

</WRAP>


<code bash>
ip ssh version 2
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
*o?u 1 1:9:31.310:  %SSH-5-ENABLED: SSH 1.99 has been enabled
</code>

<code bash>
line vty 0 15
transport input ssh
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  

  * **transport input ssh**:  telnet can also be added at the end if needed: <code bash>transport input ssh telnet</code>

</WRAP>