SSH: Logging into the MicroRAPTOR

This section describes how an SSH session can be established between a laptop and the MicroRAPTOR.

MicroRAPTOR can be configured through an SSH Interface from a terminal emulator such as Putty. The command line interface allows the user to control various parameters at the system and protocol level.

Before configuring the MicroRAPTOR from a PC, confirm accessibility of MicroRAPTOR’s firmware by pinging it from the PC.

On a laptop, install a terminal emulator. A popular option is Putty.
1. A link to download Putty is: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
An Ethernet cable must connect the MicroRAPTOR’s switch ports and a computer. The computer interface should be assigned an IP address on the 192.168.10.0/24 network.
An address of 192.168.10.100 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 is one such suitable combination of an IP address and submask to be assigned for the computer to be used in the connection.
Open Putty, select the connection type of SSH, and provide the default IP address of the MicroRAPTOR of 192.168.10.1. Then, click Open.
The following image is an example of the Putty configuration screen.

A login prompt will appear on a terminal screen after Open is pressed.
To access the command line interface CLI shell, at the login prompt, use the user name admin and password admin.
If this is the first login to the device, you will be prompted to change the password.
```
% Password must be reset. Please change the password
```
```
Enter old password:
```
Enter the old password which is admin.
You will now be prompted for a new password.
```
Enter new password:
```

Note:

The new password must meet the following criteria:

Password length should be in the range of 8 - 20 !! characters

Password should contain at least 1 lowercase characters !!

Password should contain at least 1 uppercase characters !!

Password should contain at least 1 numerical characters !!

Password should contain at least 1 special characters !!

New Password must be different from previous password

Enter the new password.

You will be prompted to confirm the new password.

Re-enter new password:

Re-enter the new password.
The console prompt will appear.
```
iS5Comm#
					
```

You have logged into the MicroRAPTOR via a SSH connection.