i have a home cloud server which sleeps when inactive for a while.If you want an answer to your question I would suggest you need to explain what you are trying to do as a 'non admin user'.
Not sure why a 'non admin user' would need to ssh into a router ?
It does not sound like a safe/secure thing to do hence why you need to explain what you are trying to do.

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