PuTTY Basics

PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, very popular as a SSH client; used primarily by Windows users.

SSH Connection

Open PuTTY
Select Session
Enter the username@hostname or just the remote hostname or IP address at Host Name. Example:
```
admin@192.168.1.2
```
Connection: SSH
Port: 22
(Optional) Name your session in Saved Session field and click Save
Click Open

DISCLAIMER: You may need to generate/add a private key for authentication.

Connections
- SSH
  - Auth
Browse and select the private key for authentication. It should be a .ppk file.

On Windows:

Go to Windows Start menu
- All Programs
  - PuTTY
    - PuTTYgen
Parameters:
- Type of key: RSA
- Number of bits in a generated key: 2048
Generate
Specify a passphrase for the key
Save private key

On Linux:

puttygen -t rsa -b 2048 -C "user@host" -o keyfile.ppk

Check the PuTTYGen manual for more details.

On Windows:

Go to Windows Start menu
- All Programs
  - PuTTY
    - PuTTYgen
Parameters:
- Type of key: RSA
- Number of bits in a generated key: 2048
Load
Select your .pem file for the key pair
Open
Save private key

On Linux:

puttygen keyfile.pem -O private -o keyfile.ppk

Check the Amazon Docs for more details.

More about PuTTY and PuTTYGen can be found at the manual page.