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Revision as of 17:18, 10 January 2013
You will need the Acenet recommended SSH client PuTTY downloaded to your local machine before proceeding with this knowledgebase article. You can download PuTTY at the following link:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
[1] Open the PuTTY SSH client on your local machine.
[2] Specify your server's main IP in the 'Host Name (or IP address)' text field.
[3] Make sure the 'Port' text field is specified as 22.
[4] Click the button.
[5] In the SSH window, type the username you're wanting to make a connection to (generally this is root).
[6] Hit Enter.
[7] Type in the username's corresponding password.
Tip: the password will not show in the SSH window as you're typing it.
[8] Hit Enter.