PuTTY

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PuTTY is a free open source SSH client and terminal emulator for Windows.

Download and installation

MSI (‘Windows Installer’)
32-bit: putty-0.70-installer.msi       (or by FTP)  (signature)
64-bit: putty-64bit-0.70-installer.msi (or by FTP)  (signature)
  • Download either of the .msi files and run it to begin installation

Using PuTTY

  • Locate PuTTY (usually Start -> All Programs -> PuTTY -> PuTTY) and launch it -- do not worry about the other programs that PuTTY installs
  • Enter the following data:
    • Host Name: bobby.cs.unlv.edu
    • Connection type: SSH (this will modify the port to 22)
    • Saved Sessions: bobby
    • In Connection:
      • Seconds between keepalives: 30 (this will prevent automatic disconnection if you are idle)
    • In Connection -> Data:
      • Auto-login username: your username
  • Return to the Session screen, hit Save, then double click the bobby saved session,
  • You will get a warning message about security and keys -- say yes / accept it
  • Enter your password then hit Enter on the terminal window that appears -- your password will not be visible as you type
  • Because you have saved your session when you launch PuTTY again you should just be able to selet the bobby session from the list of saved sessions
  • Once a terminal is open, if you right click on the top of the window you will be able to launch a duplicate session

PuTTY Portable

If you wish to install PuTTY to a device such as a flash drive so that you can use it from any location, use PuTTY Portable.