Is it possible to setup connection to remote kernels through ssh?

I'm able to SSH into the remote server(linux) and start a kernel in the terminal, but it can't connect back to my local front end. I asked the network administrator and he says that the "stringent firewall rules" allow only SSH connection to the linux server.

So is it possible to setup the connection through SSH? I have seen several solutions here or there but I'm never able to make them work. Could you give a detailed step by step guide?