Secure Mobile Access 12.4 Getting Started Guide for AWS

Installing SMA 8200v-Standalone or CMS on AWS > Connecting to the Command Line Interface
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Connecting to the Command Line Interface

The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text-only mechanism for interacting with the SMA 8200v-standalone or CMS by typing commands to perform specific tasks. The CLI can be launched over SSH.

To connect to the SMA 8200v-Standalone over SSH

  1. Click the SMA 8200v-standalone instance on the Instances page in AWS EC2 console.

  2. Copy the Public IP address of the SMA 8200v-standalone appliance.

    To locate the public IP address of your SMA 8200v-standalone instance, click SMA 8200v-standalone instance on the Instances page in AWS EC2 console.

    <SMA 8200v Public IP/ Host name>

  3. In an SSH application, type in the command using your AWS private key to authenticate:

    ssh -i AWSPrivateKey.key admin@<SMA 8200v Public IP/ Host name>

    Example: ssh -i xxxxkey.key admin@xx.xx.xx.xx/ Host name

  4. If you see a warning, type yes to proceed with the login.

To connect to the CMS over SSH

  1. Click the CMS instance on the Instances page in AWS EC2 console.

  2. Copy the Public IP address of the CMS appliance.

    To locate the public IP address of your CMS instance, click CMS instance on the Instances page in AWS EC2 console.

    <SMA CMS Public IP/ Host name>

  3. In an SSH application, type in the command using your AWS private key to authenticate:

    ssh -i AWSPrivateKey.key admin@<SMA CMS Public IP/ Host name>

    Example: ssh -i xxxxkey.key admin@xx.xx.xx.xx/ Host name

  4. If you see a warning, type yes to proceed with the login.