Configuring and using PuTTY/Pageant

PuTTY is a free and easy to use ssh client for Windows (7 and 10). You can use it to connect to your favorite remote Linux servers in text mode, and start graphical applications if you also have a running X server

Installation

Download and install the latest version of PuTTY

Launching PuTTY/Pageant

You could directly launch PuTTY, but it is actually more efficient to launch Pageant, especially if you are often going to connect to the same server(s)

Start => PuTTY => Pageant

It will seem that nothing happens, but you should get the Pageant icon at the bottom right of your screen
. Pageant will allow you to use existing connection profiles, and also easily use ssh keys (more on ssh keys later)

If you right click on the Pageant icon, you can manage sessions with the New Session option, use existing Sessions and manage ssh keys.
If you double click on the icon, you can add a new ssh key.

Configuring PuTTY

You can keep most PuTTY's default settings. This section will show you how to create your first session profile, with some useful options. If you want to add other sessions, just Load an existing (and properly configured) session, and save it under a new name

When changing a setting, select a (sub-)category in the left part of the PuTTY Configuration windows, and change the displayed settings in the right part of the window.

The best way to use PuTTY, is to use it with Pageant:

Start Menu => Putty menu => Pageant (this will just put the Pageant icon in the rightmost part of the taskbar, the icon may even me masked)

Right-click on the Pageant icon and choose:

New session to define a new server you want to connect to

Recommended settings:

Saved Sessions to connect to a server

Add key to select a private ssh key and type/store the matching pass phrase (if you have a private ssh key you generated on Linux, you need to convert it with Putty Menu => PuTTYgen)

Adding and configuring a new session

Making ssh tunnels with Putty

Using ssh keys

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