Remote Access Instructions for Microsoft Windows

To access any server over the Internet using SSH, you will need to download a SSH client program on your computer.

Downloading and Configuring SSH client putty.exe

  1. Click on the link to download the SSH program putty.exe
  2. Choose the "Save to disk" option when prompted by your browser.

    download and save to disk dialog box

  3. Save the file putty.exe in your Desktop folder. You may need to click an OK button when the download has finished.

    save to disk dialog box

  4. Once the download is complete, open the Desktop folder.
  5. Double click on putty.exe icon to start the program.
  6. Enter apollo.unex.berkeley.edu in the Host Name box.     You may alternatively enter the IP address 68.126.86.235 instead.
  7. Select SSH as the protocol, if it is not yet selected.
  8. Enter APOLLO in the Saved Sessions box and click the Save button.

    PuTTY configuration screen

    Connecting to APOLLO

    1. Double-click the APOLLO session (right below the words Default Settings) to make a connection to APOLLO.
    2. The first time you connect, you will see a warning similar to the one below. Click the Yes button to store our server's key.

      PuTTY key warning

    3. You will then see a terminal window similar to the one below. After the login as: prompt, enter the username you got from your instructor to use at obi-wan.

      PuTTY terminal login window

    4. After the password: prompt, enter the password you were given by your instructor.

      PuTTY terminal password window

    Additional Information

    Documentation and additional information about PuTTY can be found on the PuTTY home page.

    http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty.html