University of
Delaware

Using the Secure Shell Program

Secure Shell is a program that allows you log into a remote computer over the Internet. It provides a secure connection between the computers by encrypting passwords and other data.

How to start the Secure Shell program

Double-click the SSH Secure Shell Client icon on your desktop (shown below).

When the SSH Secure Shell dialog box appears (shown below), press ENTER.

In the Connect to Remote Host dialog box (shown below),

type the following:
- In the Host Name field, type copland.udel.edu
- In the User Name field, type your UDelNet ID.

Click Connect.

In the Enter Password dialog box (shown below), type your UNIX password.

Click OK.

If the Host Identification dialog box appears (shown below), and if you are using your own computer, click Yes. If you are using a computer in a public site or someone else's computer, click "No."
(Note: This dialog box will only appear if you have never logged into copland.udel.edu before.)

In the next dialog box, you should see the UNIX prompt for copland.udel.edu (copland.udel.edu%) and can now work with your UNIX account.

Printing from Secure Shell Sessions

Since Secure Shell establishes a connection to a remote UNIX server, you can print files and e-mail messages on the University's central printers using standard UNIX commands. If, however, you wish to print e-mail messages or files using a local printer (e.g., one directly connected to your computer), follow these steps:

If you are using Pine to read e-mail, use the Pine E (export) command to save the message to a file.
Exit or suspend the Pine program.

Use the UNIX cat command to display the contents of the file you wish to print on your terminal screen. For example, if the file is named "katmessage", type this command at the UNIX prompt then press the RETURN key to display the file:
```
	cat  katmessage
```

If necessary, use the scrollbar to the right of the Secure Shell window to scroll backwards to the point in your session at which the beginning of the file is displayed.

Highlight the entire display of the file you wish to print.

With the text highlighted, click the printer icon on the Secure Shell window.

On the resulting print window, check to be sure the button next to Selection is selected.

Click "OK" to print the file or message.

Ending your Secure Shell session

To end your Secure Shell session, follow these two steps:

At the UNIX server's prompt, type exit and press the RETURN key. You are now logged out from the UNIX server.

Quit the Secure Shell program.

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