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The best tool is SSH (Secure Shell) because the scenario requires running command-line instructions on a remote network switch and capturing the text output. SSH provides a secure, encrypted remote terminal session (TCP port 22) that is commonly used to administer Linux/UNIX systems and networking equipment, making it ideal for switches that are typically managed through a CLI. Quentin Docter explicitly notes that ssh.exe launches the Secure Shell client and that it allows you to connect to a Linux/UNIX server or networking equipment, and he explains that SSH encrypts communications for secure text-console remote access. Mike Meyers’ Lab Manual reinforces that Telnet/SSH enable you to connect to a “server or fancy router” to run commands remotely, and that SSH is the secure modern alternative because the session is encrypted. The All-in-One guide also emphasizes SSH as the encrypted replacement for Telnet and highlights its use for remote command-line administrative tasks. By contrast, RDP and VNC are graphical remote-desktop tools, and WinRM is Windows-specific remote management rather than a standard switch-access method.