Comtrol ES8508 Series User Guide - Manual (Page 136)

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Configuration Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
SSH Client
There are many free, sharewares, trials or charged SSH clients you can find on the internet. For example,
PuTTY is a free and popular Telnet/SSH client.
Note: You can install and use PortVision DX, which also installs PuTTY.
The following procedures shows how to login with SSH and
PuTTY.
1. Download PuTTY (the Telnet and SSH client itself) from:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
download.html
2. Click Run to start PuTTY.
3. In the Session configuration, enter the Host Name (IP
address of the ES8508), Port number (default = 22), click
SSH for the protocol, and then click Open to start the SSH
session console.
4. After click Open, you the cipher information displays in the popup screen. Click Yes to accept the Security
Alert.
After few seconds, the SSH connection to the ES8508 opens.