SSH and SFTP

To login to one of the Department servers remotely, or to transfer files between your own system and one of the Department servers, you must use client software supporting SSH version 2. SSH version 1 access, as well as ftp access, has been permanently disabled. Among your choices for SSH version 2 software are the following:

• SSH Tectia Client (Previously known as SSH Secure Shell. Includes an SSH terminal and GUI SFTP), free for educational use. Download page. After reading the license agreement, click on one of the download site links. Once you've reached a download site, the file to download has the name SSHSecureShellClient-X.exe where "X" is replaced by the current version number.
• VanDyke SecureCRT (SSH terminal) and SecureFX (GUI SFTP). Student pricing is $20.00 each. Student pricing application form.
• PuTTY: SSH terminal and command line SFTP, freeware. PuTTY web site.

If you are currently accessing our servers from a Linux/Unix system, I recommend using the current verion of OpenSSH. Visit OpenSSH. If necessary, contact me for assistance with installation. Note that SSH/SFTP clients come with many recent Linux/Unix distributions.

Using SSH Secure Shell

1. From Start then Programs, go to SSH Secure Shell and choose Secure Shell Client.
2. Press the Connect button:
   
   
   to begin the process of connecting to a remote host.
3. A Connect to Remote Host dialog box will open:
   
   
   Enter Host Name and User Name and press the Connect button.
4. A Host Identification dialog box will now open:
   
   
   Choose Yes to save the host key to the local database. That way, you won't be bothered with this dialog box when you connect in the future.
5. Another dialog box will appear, prompting you to enter your password. Do so.
6. At this point, you should be connected to the host. You will be prompted to save the host profile:
   
   
   Saving the profile makes logging on the next time a bit easier. If you aren't prompted to save the profile, just click the Profiles button and choose Add Profile.
7. If you want to change your session settings, click on the Settings button:
   
   
   After editing the settings, open the File menu and choose Save Settings.
   
8. After completing your SSH session, logout from the host and close the SSH client.

Using SSH Secure File Transfer

1. From Start then Programs, go to SSH Secure Shell and choose Secure File Transfer Client.
2. Press the Connect button:
   
   
   to begin the process of connecting to a remote host.
3. A Connect to Remote Host dialog box will open:
   
   
   Enter Host Name and User Name and press the Connect button.
4. A Host Identification dialog box will now open:
   
   
   Choose Yes to save the host key to the local database. That way, you won't be bothered with this dialog box when you connect in the future.
5. Another dialog box will appear, prompting you to enter your password. Do so.
6. At this point, you should be connected to the host. You will be prompted to save the host profile:
   
   
   Saving the profile makes logging on the next time a bit easier. If you aren't prompted to save the profile, just click the Profiles button and choose Add Profile.
7. If you want to change your session settings, click on the Settings button:
   
   
   After editing the settings, open the File menu and choose Save Settings.
8. Use the client to navigate to the remote host folder which you will use for the file transfer. On your local workstation, open the folder you will use for the transfer. Now, simply drag the desired files from one folder to the other in order to transfer them.
9. Once you're finished transferring files, click the Disconnect button to close your session: