WinSCP and PuTTY

• WinSCP is a secure FTP client that replaces SSH Secure File Transfer. A tutorial for WinSCP is below. A WinSCP FAQ is also available.
• PuTTY is a secure shell client that replaces SSH Secure Shell. A tutorial for some PuTTY functions is below. A PuTTY FAQ is also available.

WinSCP Tutorial

1. To open WinSCP, double click on the WinSCP icon.
   
   


2. You will see an empty WinSCP Login window.
   
   


3. Create and Save a session that connects to the Unix machine you frequently need to access.
   Example:
   Host name: library11.berkeley.edu
   User name: lweber
   Click on the Save button.
   
   


4. In the Save session as window, click on the OK button.
   
   


5. Your new Stored session will display.
   
   


6. At this time you may also want to click on Environment - Directories in the left hand window to create and save the remote directory path of the saved session.
   
   


7. Type in the applicable Remote directory path, and click on the Save button.
   
   


8. In the Save session as window, click on OK.
   
   


9. Click the Close button to close the application.
   
   

PuTTY Tutorial

1. Find the PuTTY shortcut icon on your desktop. Double click on the icon.
   
   


2. By default, PuTTY uses the keyboard command Ctrl h to move the cursor backwards. For each Saved Session, you'll need to configure PuTTY to use your keyboard's Back Space key to move the cursor backwards.


3. Create and Save a session.
   In the left side Category window, click on Session.
   In the right side Basic options for your PuTTY session window, in the Host Name (or IP address) box, type in the name of the server you need to access.
   Example: sunsite.berkeley.edu
   In the Saved Sessions box type in the login or user name of the session.
   Example: webman
   Click on the Save button.
   
   


4. Click on the Saved Sessions name that you want to configure.
   Example: webman
   
   


5. In the left side Category window, click on Keyboard.
   
   


6. In the right side Options controlling the effects of keys window, click on the Control-H radio button. Click on Session in the left side Category window.
   
   


8. Click on the Saved Sessions name you just configured.
   Example: webman.
   Click on the Save button.
   
   


9. Remember, you must configure the Keyboard backspace for each Saved Session in PuTTY, or you may contact Giulia Hill (ghill@library) in the Library Systems Office to request tcsh (t shell) for your machine account.


10. Printing via PuTTY requires configuration as well.
    Click on a Saved Session.
    Click the Load button.
    Example: webman.
    
    


11. In the left side Category window, click on Terminal.
    In the Remote-controlled printing section at the bottom of the right side Options controlling the terminal emulation window, you'll see that the Printer to send ANSI printer output to: window reads None [printing disabled].
    
    


12. Click on the Printer to send ANSI printer output to: window downward arrow. Select the appropriate printer from the list.
    Example: HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL6
    
    


13. In the left side Category window click on Session. Click on the Saved Sessions name you just configured.
    Example: webman
    Click on the Save button.
    
    

If you have any questions about how to configure or use WinSCP and/or PuTTY, please contact webman.