In the C-160's factory default configuration, which interface has ssh enabled by default on the 192.168.42.42 address?

Question

Options

• AData 2
• BData 1
• CNone. SSH must be first enabled through the console.
• DManagement

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  88% (28)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

On the Cisco IronPort C-160 Email Security Appliance, the Data 1 interface ships pre-configured with the IP address 192.168.42.42 and SSH enabled, allowing administrators to connect immediately out of the box for initial setup. This design gives a known, predictable entry point without requiring physical console access first, which eliminates option C - SSH does not need to be bootstrapped through the console before it can be used.

Data 2 (A) is wrong because Data 2 does not hold the factory-default 192.168.42.42 address; it is unconfigured by default. Management (D) is a plausible distractor since "Management" sounds like the obvious choice for remote access, but on the C-160 the dedicated Management port does not carry that default SSH configuration - Data 1 does.

Memory tip: Think "D1 = Default 1" - Data 1 is the first and default way in, mapped to the memorable 42.42 address (like "the answer to everything," twice).

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