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Connecting with PuTTY

PuTTY is a software program that uses the secure shell protocol to connect to a remote computer and
can be used to access the K2 Edge server. PuTTy can be downloaded from

www.putty.org

and is

installed on a Windows workstation with connection the K2 Edge server.

To start Putty:

On a workstation with connection to the K2 Edge server, double-click the PuTTY icon to start.

The following (default) screen appears:

Once you set up a Putty session, in the Putty screen:

 Enter the IP-address of the system that you want to connect to. The default Port is 22.

 Select the Connection type: SSH.

 Click Open.

The terminal window opens and you can log in. From the command prompt you will be able to enter
Linux commands.

Example PuTTY terminal window.

 To exit the Linux shell, on the command line enter: logout, exit or press [CTRL-D].