How do I setup ssh from the host to the guest using qemu?

1. I am able to use port redirection when I boot the VM without any special parameter(explained in point 2) as follows:

   /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -hda ubuntu1204 -m 512 -redir tcp:7777::8001

2. But when I try to boot using the following

   /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64
   -m 1024
   -name vserialtest
   -hda ubuntu1204
   -chardev socket,host=localhost,port=7777,server,nowait,id=port1-char
   -device virtio-serial
   -device virtserialport,id=port1,chardev=port1-char,name=org.fedoraproject.port.0
   -net user,hostfwd=tcp:7777::8001

I get the following error and the VM does not boot:

qemu-system-x86_64: -net user,hostfwd=tcp:7777::8001: invalid host
forwarding rule 'tcp:7777::8001'
qemu-system-x86_64: -net user,hostfwd=tcp:7777::8001: Device 'user'
could not be initialized

Please note that I am able to boot the VM without the -net parameter without any issues, however, I want to setup ssh from the host to the guest. ssh from guest to host works fine as expected.

Edit: I have tried using -net user,hostfwd=tcp::7777-:8001

as well as

-net user,hostfwd=tcp::7777:8001

but still the error persists and the VM does not boot.

How do I setup ssh from the host to the guest using qemu? I am able to use port redirection when I boot the VM without any special parameters, as follows:

/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -hda ubuntu1204 -m 512 -redir tcp:7777::8001

But when I try to boot using the following:

/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
-m 1024 \
-name vserialtest \
-hda ubuntu1204 \
-chardev socket,host=localhost,port=7777,server,nowait,id=port1-char \
-device virtio-serial \
-device virtserialport,id=port1,chardev=port1-char,name=org.fedoraproject.port.0 \
-net user,hostfwd=tcp:7777::8001

I get the following error and the VM does not boot:

qemu-system-x86_64: -net user,hostfwd=tcp:7777::8001: invalid host
forwarding rule 'tcp:7777::8001'
qemu-system-x86_64: -net user,hostfwd=tcp:7777::8001: Device 'user'
could not be initialized

Please note that I am able to boot the VM without the -net parameter without any issues, however, I want to setup ssh from the host to the guest. ssh from guest to host works fine as expected.

Edit

I have tried using

-net user,hostfwd=tcp::7777-:8001

as well as

-net user,hostfwd=tcp::7777:8001

but still the error persists and the VM does not boot.