You might want to change the “Session name” to something more concise.Īfter that, click “OK” and your session will appear in the panel on the left under “Saved sessions”. Feel free to peruse them and see if there’s something you want to change (note that these settings will only be used when you use this session to log in). You can also choose a bunch of other settings for this session.
The fields and values you’ll need to populate are: Then you’ll see a screen that allows you to enter the settings for that session. To create a new session, click the “Session” button in the top left. MobaXterm allows you to save sessions so that you can easily log in without typing ssh each time. This process of typing out your username and hostname every time you want to SSH can get annoying, though. With this in mind, it’s not a good idea to allow it to save your password, but I suppose no one’s stopping you. In the free version, it doesn’t allow you to encrypt your stored passwords with a master password, so they’re stored in the clear (this means anyone can read these if they got control of your computer). The program will also ask if you want to save your password. If you type ssh it will prompt you for your CMU password and then log you in. When you first log in, you’ll see a prompt where you can directly SSH as you would on a normal terminal. Just click through all the menus no special setup is required here. I had trouble running the installer when I first downloaded it Windows complained that the app was from an unrecognized publisher, so I had to click “More info” and then “Run anyway” to get the installer to run (this was on Windows 8, the process might be different if you run into this issue). Unless you’d really like to install to a flash drive, click the former and run the file once it’s downloaded. You’ll see two options: one to install as a system-wide application (labelled “installer”), and one for installing to a flash drive (labelled “portable edition”). You’ll want to download the Home Edition, so find its link on the download page, or just go here. The download and installation procedure for MobaXterm is pretty standard. This post guides you through setting it up and outlines some of its coolest features. However, if you’re dead-set on using Windows, MobaXterm has the best overall experience. Setting up MobaXterm for SSH on Windows – Jake Zimmerman Setting up MobaXterm for SSH on Windowsįor an optimal SSH experience, your best best is to use Linux or Mac OS X.
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