Connecting using PuTTY on Windows workstations

Configuring PuTTY

  1. In PuTTY, under Session, enter your Host Name




  2. Under Connection choose Data
  3. Enter your username as the Auto-login username



  4. Under SSH, choose 2 from Preferred SSH Protocol Version
  5. Under SSH -> Auth, you will need to specify where your private key can be found. Remember this is where you saved the private key on your local computer. Click Browse to locate the file on your computer.



  6. Under Sessions, type a name (such as "my site") in the Saved Sessions box and click Save.
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