How do I configure PuTTY?
Overview
PuTTY is a free terminal emulator which supports various network protocols such as SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and SCP. It was originally available only for Windows, but is now also available on various UNIX platforms, with work-in-progress ports to Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X. At Good2manage, you are able to use PuTTY to log into your web server through your SHELL username.
Downloading PuTTY
Use the following steps to download and set up PuTTY onto your Windows computer.
- On your Windows computer:
- navigate to C:
- In that directory, create a folder named bin
This is the location into which you’ll download your PuTTY files. It doesn’t necessarily matter where you download them, but adding this directory makes it easier to keep track of the files.
- Open the download page in your browser:
- Download the following files from that site into your C:bin folder:
- • putty.exe
• puttygen.exe
• pagent.exe
• pscp.exe
• psftp.exe - For easy access, create a shortcut on your Desktop:
- Right click on your Desktop and choose ‘New > Shortcut’
- Browse to the location of your putty.exe file (it should be C:Usersbinputty.exe)
- Save the shortcut
The following configuration box appears when you open PuTTY:
- Enter your Good2manage credentials in the PuTTY Configuration box (see details below).
- Click the Save button to save this session.
When you open a session in PuTTY, you are prompted for your SHELL username/password.
Description of fields in the PuTTY configuation box
Host Name (or IP address)
In this field enter your Good2manage servername. For example, if your server is named flower, this hostname is flower.good2manage.com
Port
22
Connection Type
SSH
Saved Sessions
Enter a name for this connection. For example “Good2manage Server”