topic Re: Is it possible to enable SSH on Security Gateway during initial setup?" in Firewall and Security Management

Is it possible to enable SSH on Security Gateway during initial setup?"

Joe_Kanaszka — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:43:55 GMT

Hey Guys.

I'm in the process of preparing a pair of brand new 9100s for a hardware migration. I've ran through the "First Time Configuration Wizard", activated both new 9100s, & upgraded both new appliances to JHF 118. I've so far configured only the Management interface on both.

My next step is to copy parts from my old config onto the new appliances to get it as close to my production config as possible. No interfaces aside from Management will be cabled until the actual cutover.

It seems pretty straightforward a topic, but theR81.20 Admin Guide is not very clear (at least to me) on the topic.

Can I enable SSH on these new appliances before I put them in production?

Re: Is it possible to enable SSH on Security Gateway during initial setup?"

Danny — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:41:14 GMT

SSH is already enabled. If you can reach the Gaia WebUI in your web browser, you should also be able to connect to the same IP via SSH.

Re: Is it possible to enable SSH on Security Gateway during initial setup?"

the_rock — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:48:00 GMT

Hey brother,

@Danny is 100% right, it would be already enabled by default. Keep in mind, slightly unrelated, but say even if firewall has initial policy loaded, it would still be accessible via ssh and on port 443. ONLY time would nothing would work (except console) is if fw stat showed DefaultFilter.

Re: Is it possible to enable SSH on Security Gateway during initial setup?"

Joe_Kanaszka — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:06:00 GMT

Good lord. That makes sense. I figured out what I was doing wrong.. Thank you again!