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*On the main screen, under <b>Host Name (or IP address)</b>, type <i>stats.phys.uconn.edu</i> | *On the main screen, under <b>Host Name (or IP address)</b>, type <i>stats.phys.uconn.edu</i> | ||
*In the <b>Saved Sessions</b> box type <i>stats</i> and click the save button | *In the <b>Saved Sessions</b> box type <i>stats</i> and click the save button | ||
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[[File:PuTTY-stats.png|center]] | [[File:PuTTY-stats.png|center]] | ||
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*In the left tree structure go to Connection->SSH->Tunnels | *In the left tree structure go to Connection->SSH->Tunnels | ||
*In <b>Source Port</b> type <i>5959</i> | *In <b>Source Port</b> type <i>5959</i> | ||
*In <b>Destination</b> type <i>stats.phys.uconn.edu:5959</i> and click the Add button | *In <b>Destination</b> type <i>stats.phys.uconn.edu:5959</i> and click the Add button | ||
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[[File:PuTTY-tunnel.png|left]][[File:PuTTY-added.png|center]] | [[File:PuTTY-tunnel.png|left]][[File:PuTTY-added.png|center]] | ||
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**If you would like your terminal to be <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">black with white text</span> leave the box <i>Use system colours</i> unchecked | **If you would like your terminal to be <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">black with white text</span> leave the box <i>Use system colours</i> unchecked | ||
**If you would like your terminal to be white with black text check the box <i>Use system colours</i> | **If you would like your terminal to be white with black text check the box <i>Use system colours</i> | ||
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[[File:PuTTY-colours.png|center]] | [[File:PuTTY-colours.png|center]] | ||
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*Return to the main screen (at the top of the tree structure click <i>Session</i>) and click the save button again | *Return to the main screen (at the top of the tree structure click <i>Session</i>) and click the save button again | ||
*With <b>stats</b> loaded you can now click open | *With <b>stats</b> loaded you can now click open | ||
*The first time you connect a window should pop up. Click yes to connect, then login with your provided username and password | *The first time you connect a window should pop up. Click yes to connect, then login with your provided username and password | ||
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[[File:PuTTY-rsa.png|center]] | [[File:PuTTY-rsa.png|center]] | ||
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*After entering your password this will put you in your home directory (/home/username) | *After entering your password this will put you in your home directory (/home/username) | ||
*After the initial setup, logging in requires you to open PuTTY and opening your saved <b>stats</b> session | *After the initial setup, logging in requires you to open PuTTY and opening your saved <b>stats</b> session | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 19 July 2013
Linux Users
- Right click on the desktop and select Open Terminal
- Type ssh username@stats.phys.uconn.edu
- After entering your password this will put you in your home directory (/home/username)
Mac Users
- Open Finder and navigate to Applications->Utilities and double-click on Terminal OR click on the magnifying glass in the top right corner and search for Terminal
- Type ssh username@stats.phys.uconn.edu
- After entering your password this will put you in your home directory (/home/username)
Windows Users
The recommended program to use is PuTTY. Download the putty.exe file at the link provided. The following guide will assume you are using PuTTY.
- Open PuTTY
- On the main screen, under Host Name (or IP address), type stats.phys.uconn.edu
- In the Saved Sessions box type stats and click the save button
- In the left tree structure go to Connection->SSH->Tunnels
- In Source Port type 5959
- In Destination type stats.phys.uconn.edu:5959 and click the Add button
- In the tree structure go to Window->Colours
- If you would like your terminal to be black with white text leave the box Use system colours unchecked
- If you would like your terminal to be white with black text check the box Use system colours
- Return to the main screen (at the top of the tree structure click Session) and click the save button again
- With stats loaded you can now click open
- The first time you connect a window should pop up. Click yes to connect, then login with your provided username and password
- After entering your password this will put you in your home directory (/home/username)
- After the initial setup, logging in requires you to open PuTTY and opening your saved stats session