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You can use the CLI ssh command to use the secure shell (SSH) program to open a connection to a remote device:

user@host> ssh host <bypass-routing> <inet> <interface interface-name> <routing-instance routing-instance-name> <source address> <v1> <v2>

Note: On SRX100, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240, and SRX650 devices, the maximum number of concurrent SSH sessions is as follows:

SRX210

Table 1 describes the ssh command options.

Table 1: CLI ssh Command Options

Option	Description
bypass-routing	Bypass the routing tables and open an SSH connection only to hosts on directly attached interfaces. If the host is not on a directly attached interface, an error message is returned.
host	Open an SSH connection to the specified hostname or IP address.
inet	Force the SSH connection to an IPv4 destination.
interface source-interface	Open an SSH connection to a host on the specified interface. If you do not include this option, all interfaces are used.
routing-instance routing-instance-name	Use the specified routing instance for the SSH connection.
source address	Use the specified source address for the SSH connection.
v1	Force SSH to use version 1 for the connection.
v2	Force SSH to use version 2 for the connection.