SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

Basic Client Use

Once you’ve installed the program, it’s time to set up a new session, which is SecureCRT’s word for a collection of settings. Choose “Quick Connect...” from the File menu, and in the window that appears (see Figure 17-1), enter the following information:

Protocol

Select ssh2 for the SSH-2 protocol.

Hostname

Enter the hostname of the remote SSH server, such as server.example.com.

Port

Leave it at the default port number, 22, unless your server uses a nonstandard port.

Username

Enter your username on the remote machine.

Authentication

Select Password, unless you have another method set up already.

Also put a checkmark in the “Save session” checkbox if you plan to return to this SSH server regularly.

Now click the Connect button. You should be prompted for your login password on the remote machine, and then you’ll be logged in via SSH. SecureCRT operates just like a normal terminal program. SSH’s end-to-end encryption is transparent to the user, as it should be.