SSH (Secure Shell) Telnet and FTPSSH Secure Shell Telnet and FTP (file transfer protocol) provide more security for transferring data because of an encrypted link between client and server computers.
Manage your servers from your browser. Shellngn is a web-based SSH Client with SFTP, Telnet, VNC, and RDP support. No installation is required. Completely free. Get Secure Shell: 1. On the Web, go to and click on 'Downloads.' Select Secure Shell 3. Save the file on your computer. (Remember where you saved it!) Install Secure Shell: 1. Double click on 'SSH' icon. When the Install Shield Wizard dialog box opens, click Next. Read the License Agreement and then click Yes.
See how to get and install the program on your own PC at the end of these instructions.
Program Options:
You should see the two options below on your Windows 'Programs' menu for Secure Shell (SSH):
Use Secure Shell:
1. Double click the SSH Secure Shell desktop icon (or from your Start menu, select Programs, then select SSH Secure Shell.)
2. When dialog box appears, press ENTER.
3. In the Connect to Remote Host dialog box :
Type the following:
1. In the Host Name field, type mason.gmu.edu
2. In the User Name field, type your mason username (without the @gmu.edu extension).
3. Click Connect.
4. If the Host Identification box appears, click Yes.
(Note: The Host Identification box will appear only if this is your first time logging into the mason server.
5. After you 'Connect,' you will see an 'Enter Password dialog box.
6. Type your mason password (which may or may not be the same as your email passsword).
7. Click OK.
8. In the next box, the mason prompt (mason.gmu.edu) should appear.
9. You can now work directly with your account to telnet into your mason directory to create folder/directories, edit files, set file permissions.
Use Secure FTP (to transfer files):
1. Open SSH Secure Shell.
2. Select the Profiles (see illustration above) icon on the menu bar.
3. Select Add Profile from the list.
4. Type the name of your profile in the field (for example mason).
5. Select the Profile menu again.
6. Select Edit Profiles.
7. Select the tab labeled Connection.
8. Enter mason (or osf1) in the field labeled Host name.
9. Enter your username in the field labeled User name.
10. Leave all other tabs and fields to default settings.
11. Click on OK.
12. Select the Profile menu again, select your profile mason from the list.
13. If the Host Identification dialog box appears, click Yes.
(Note: This dialog box will only appear if you have never logged into mason.gmu.edu before).
14. Click OK on Message from the server window.
15. In the Enter Password dialog box, type your mason password. You will see a split screen.
---The left side shows files that are on the PC you are working on(local name).
---The right side shows files that are in your mason account in your 'home'directory on the mason server.
(You can change which side is local and which is remote; however, generally, the left side is local.)
Set Permissions (See graphic for setting permissions.):
1.Select the 'Edit' menu and click 'settings'
2. Expand 'Global Settings' on the left hand side of the screen.
3. Scroll down to 'File Transfer' click on 'advanced'
4. Uncheck the box labeled:'Preserve original destination permissions' on the right hand of the screen
5. To save settings for future and current sessions, click on the 'OK' button ( bottom of window).
Upload Files from Hard Driveto your Mason server account:
1. Highlight the file in the local (left)column that you want to transfer.
2. Drag and drop it to the remote (right)column.
3. The file will appear on the list on the right (in your account on the mason server).
Download Files from your Mason server account to a Hard Drive:
1. Highlight the file in remote (right)colum that you want to transfer, then drag and drop it to the left hand local column.
2. The file will appear on the list on the left (on your PC).
To End Secure Shell session:
1. At the mason server prompt, type exit and press the Return key. You are now logged out from the mason server.
2. Select Quit to exit the Secure Shell program. This is important to prevent access to your files.
Get Secure Shell:
1. On the Web, go to http://itusupport.gmu.edu/ and click on 'Downloads.'
2. Select Secure Shell
3. Save the file on your computer. (Remember where you saved it!)
Install Secure Shell:
1. Double click on 'SSH' icon.
2. When the Install Shield Wizard dialog box opens, click Next.
3. Read the License Agreement and then click Yes.
4. Select the default Destination Folder and then click Yes.
5. Select the default Program Folder and then click Yes.
6. Select all four remaining components and then click Yes.
7. In the subsequent Install Shield Wizard dialog box, to complete installation click Finish
After you install the program, the SHH Program, you should see these two options on your Windows 'Programs' menu for Secure Shell (SSH):
Putty Shell
--- Secure File Transfer Client
--- Secure Client Telnet
Putty Download File
SSH (Secure Shell) Telnet and FTPSSH Secure Shell Telnet and FTP (file transfer protocol) provide more security for transferring data because of an encrypted link between client and server computers.
Manage your servers from your browser. Shellngn is a web-based SSH Client with SFTP, Telnet, VNC, and RDP support. No installation is required. Completely free. Get Secure Shell: 1. On the Web, go to and click on 'Downloads.' Select Secure Shell 3. Save the file on your computer. (Remember where you saved it!) Install Secure Shell: 1. Double click on 'SSH' icon. When the Install Shield Wizard dialog box opens, click Next. Read the License Agreement and then click Yes.
See how to get and install the program on your own PC at the end of these instructions.
Program Options:
You should see the two options below on your Windows 'Programs' menu for Secure Shell (SSH):
Use Secure Shell:
1. Double click the SSH Secure Shell desktop icon (or from your Start menu, select Programs, then select SSH Secure Shell.)
2. When dialog box appears, press ENTER.
3. In the Connect to Remote Host dialog box :
Type the following:
1. In the Host Name field, type mason.gmu.edu
2. In the User Name field, type your mason username (without the @gmu.edu extension).
3. Click Connect.
4. If the Host Identification box appears, click Yes.
(Note: The Host Identification box will appear only if this is your first time logging into the mason server.
5. After you 'Connect,' you will see an 'Enter Password dialog box.
6. Type your mason password (which may or may not be the same as your email passsword).
7. Click OK.
8. In the next box, the mason prompt (mason.gmu.edu) should appear.
9. You can now work directly with your account to telnet into your mason directory to create folder/directories, edit files, set file permissions.
Use Secure FTP (to transfer files):
1. Open SSH Secure Shell.
2. Select the Profiles (see illustration above) icon on the menu bar.
3. Select Add Profile from the list.
4. Type the name of your profile in the field (for example mason).
5. Select the Profile menu again.
6. Select Edit Profiles.
7. Select the tab labeled Connection.
8. Enter mason (or osf1) in the field labeled Host name.
9. Enter your username in the field labeled User name.
10. Leave all other tabs and fields to default settings.
11. Click on OK.
12. Select the Profile menu again, select your profile mason from the list.
13. If the Host Identification dialog box appears, click Yes.
(Note: This dialog box will only appear if you have never logged into mason.gmu.edu before).
14. Click OK on Message from the server window.
15. In the Enter Password dialog box, type your mason password. You will see a split screen.
---The left side shows files that are on the PC you are working on(local name).
---The right side shows files that are in your mason account in your 'home'directory on the mason server.
(You can change which side is local and which is remote; however, generally, the left side is local.)
Set Permissions (See graphic for setting permissions.):
1.Select the 'Edit' menu and click 'settings'
2. Expand 'Global Settings' on the left hand side of the screen.
3. Scroll down to 'File Transfer' click on 'advanced'
4. Uncheck the box labeled:'Preserve original destination permissions' on the right hand of the screen
5. To save settings for future and current sessions, click on the 'OK' button ( bottom of window).
Upload Files from Hard Driveto your Mason server account:
1. Highlight the file in the local (left)column that you want to transfer.
2. Drag and drop it to the remote (right)column.
3. The file will appear on the list on the right (in your account on the mason server).
Download Files from your Mason server account to a Hard Drive:
1. Highlight the file in remote (right)colum that you want to transfer, then drag and drop it to the left hand local column.
2. The file will appear on the list on the left (on your PC).
To End Secure Shell session:
1. At the mason server prompt, type exit and press the Return key. You are now logged out from the mason server.
2. Select Quit to exit the Secure Shell program. This is important to prevent access to your files.
Get Secure Shell:
1. On the Web, go to http://itusupport.gmu.edu/ and click on 'Downloads.'
2. Select Secure Shell
3. Save the file on your computer. (Remember where you saved it!)
Install Secure Shell:
1. Double click on 'SSH' icon.
2. When the Install Shield Wizard dialog box opens, click Next.
3. Read the License Agreement and then click Yes.
4. Select the default Destination Folder and then click Yes.
5. Select the default Program Folder and then click Yes.
6. Select all four remaining components and then click Yes.
7. In the subsequent Install Shield Wizard dialog box, to complete installation click Finish
After you install the program, the SHH Program, you should see these two options on your Windows 'Programs' menu for Secure Shell (SSH):
Putty Shell
--- Secure File Transfer Client
--- Secure Client Telnet
Putty Download File
Ssh Shell Client Download
(See graphic above under 'Program Options.'
