Host Name:Īs your hostname, you can use either your server’s ip address, your domain, or your server name (as in vps#. or ) Your hostname and username can be found in the Technical Details of your AMP home page. Before we open PuTTY, you’ll need the following settings: It supports several different network protocols. PuTTY is a free, open-source terminal emulator written by Simon Tatham that gives you access to SSH. If you do not specify the full username such as, the server would instead try to login as your local user, in this case, and because that user doesn’t exist on the server you’d get a login error. If you are trying to directly connect from a Linux or Mac terminal via SSH, please note the format of the command would need to be in this format:18If you are trying to directly connect from a Linux or Mac terminal via SSH, please note the format of the command would need to be in this format:$ ssh -p 22 This applies to Windows users with OpenSSH: Open the Start menu,select Powershell, and then Run as Administrator.
Windows users, install an SSH Client or OpenSSH.Whitelist your IP address in your server firewall.The following articles will help you meet these prerequisites: Both of these requirements can be fulfilled through the WHM interface. These include making sure that your account has been granted SSH access and that your IP address has been added to the firewall. There are a few requirements for using SSH with your VPS or Dedicated Server.
Requirements for using SSH to login to your VPS or Dedicated Server Shared server users, please see SSH access for Resellers and Shared Servers. For Windows users without an SSH client, we recommend you download PuTTY or enable OpenSSH. In this tutorial, we’re going to be using PuTTY to connect to your managed VPS, Cloud or dedicated server via SSH.