Accessing Avaya SBC or EMS device through SSH

Last Updated : Sep 01, 2026 |
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Establish a secure connection to the Avaya SBC device.
Before you begin
Ensure that you install an SSH application, such as PuTTY.
  1. Start an SSH session through PuTTY.
  2. In the Host Name (or IP Address) field, type the IP address of the Avaya SBC device.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Through SSH, you can access the EMS or M1 interface.
  3. In the Port field, type 222.
  4. In the Connection type field, click
  5. Click Open.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Avaya SBC establishes the session and displays the Command Line prompt.
  6. On the Command Line prompt, log in as ipcs.
  7. In the Password field, type the password and press Enter.
    STEP RESULT:
    Avaya SBC displays the dollar ($) prompt.
  8. To go to the root level or superuser privileges, type sudo su and press Enter.
    STEP RESULT:
    Avaya SBC displays the super user command line prompt (#).