Connect to Remote Host

The following is the process for connecting to a remote host via an SSH session. If a session is not available, see 'Create Session'.

1. Select [Open] from the [File] menu. Sessions dialog box is displayed.
2. Select session for connection from the sessions list and click [Connect]. SSH User Name dialog box is displayed.
   
   Fig. 2: SSH User Name dialog box
3. Enter user name and click [OK]. SSH User Authentication dialog box is displayed.
   
   Fig. 3: SSH User Authentication dialog box
4. To attempt Password authentication, enter password in [Password] and click [OK].
5. To attempt Public Key authentication, first select a user key from the list. Enter [Passphrase] of the selected user key and click [OK].
   • Note
     If a user key is not available, see 'Public Key User Authentication'.
     
6. To attempt Keyboard Interactive authentication, click [OK] and answer the questions given during connection process.