LT-65: Using Tera Term Pro telnet software

Using Tera Term Pro - for Windows

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Tera Term Pro is a free telnet client (software) that words on Windows-based PCs.
The software is about 1MB in size and can be downloaded from a variety of Web sites.
download.com (AKA download.cnet.com) and tucows.com are two software repositories that ensure that the software they provide are free from viruses.

Downloading Tera Term Pro - 32-bit

Using your browser, go to download.com
Enter "tera term pro" in the search field and click Click on the above link labeled teraterm.exe to download TeraTerm Pro to your computer.
If you are using Netscape Communicator/Navigator:
In the "Save As" window:
We recommend you save teraterm.exe to your desktop for easy deletion after install.
In the "Save In" box, pull down the menu by clicking on the down arrow and scroll up and down to find Desktop.
Make sure in "File name:" it says teraterm.exe.
Click on Save.
File will now download, please be patient.
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher:
In the "File Download" window:
Click to select radio button option Save this program to disk if it is not already selected.
Click on OK.
File will now download, please be patient.
In the "Save As" window:
We recommend you save teraterm.exe to your desktop for easy deletion after install.
In the "Save In" box, pull down the menu by clicking on the down arrow and scroll up and down to find Desktop.
Make sure in "File name:" it says teraterm.exe
Click on Save.
File will now download, please be patient.
Your file should be saved and seen on your desktop as "teraterm.exe".
Click on the teratermssh.exe link above to download TeraTerm Pro SSH Plug-In to your computer.
If you are using Netscape Communicator/Navigator:
In the "Save As" window:
We recommend you save teratermssh.exe to your desktop for easy deletion after install.
In the "Save In" box, pull down the menu by clicking on the down arrow and scroll up and down to find Desktop.
Make sure in "File name:" it says teratermssh.exe.
Click on Save.
File will now download, please be patient.
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher:
In the "File Download" window:
Click to select radio button option Save this program to disk if it is not already selected.
Click on OK.
In the "Save As" window:
We recommend you save teratermssh.exe to your desktop for easy deletion after install.
In the "Save In" box, pull down the menu by clicking on the down arrow and scroll up and down to find Desktop.
Make sure in "File name:" it says teratermssh.exe.
Click on Save.
File will now download, please be patient.
Your file should be saved and seen on your desktop as "teratermssh.exe".

Installing Tera Term Pro - 32-bit

Make sure all windows, including your web browser(s) are closed.
Double click on the teraterm.exe icon on your desktop.
A window named "WinZip Self-Extractor teraterm.exe" should appear.
In the "Unzip to folder:" text field, it should already say c:\teraterm.
Click on the Unzip button.
This will extract the TeraTerm Pro install files to the folder called c:\teraterm.
A new window named "WinZip Self-Extractor" should appear with the message "33 file(s) unzipped successfully".
Click on OK.
Back on the "WinZip Self-Extractor teraterm.exe" window, click on Close.
The install files have now been copied.
Open Windows (NT) Explorer, Click on Start -> Programs -> Click on Windows (NT) Explorer.
In the left pane, under your C: drive, find the folder named teraterm and double click on it to open it.
In the right pane, find the file named setup.exe (OR setup with a little computer with a blue screen next to it).
Double click on it to execute the install program.
On the "TeraTerm Pro Setup Window", click to highlight English if it isn't already selected and click on Continue.
Click on Continue.
Make sure path reads C:\PROGRAM FILES\TTERMPRO and click on Continue.
Click OK to exit setup.
Close the "TeraTerm Pro" window.
TeraTerm Pro should be installed.
Now for the SSH addition.

Using Tera Term Pro - 32-bit

On your desktop, double click on the icon named TeraTerm Pro SSH.
TeraTerm will load, and the New Connection window will appear.
Make sure TCP/IP is selected as connection type.
Select the "Host" (server) you wish. By default, Clarkson's two main AFS login machines, polaris.clarkson.edu and crux.clarkson.edu are there. If one of
these is not the server you are attempting to connect to, erase the Clarkson server's name and type the host you wish to connect to.
Click on SSH under "Service" if it is not already selected.
Make sure "TCP Port#:" is 22.
Click on OK.
The "SSH Authentication" window should appear.
You MAY get another window titled "SECURITY WARNING".
If the host or server you are trying to connect to is a Clarkson computer, click on Add this machine and its key the known hosts list to check it
if it isn't already.
If the machine isn't a Clarkson computer, please contact your RCC, RCT, or the CIS Helpdesk for further assistance.
Click on Continue.
You may get a window titled "TTSSH" and says an error has occurred while trying to read a known_hosts file. The specified filename does not exist. If you
do, click on OK. You should be able to log on normally. If not, contact your RCC, RCT, or the CIS Helpdesk for further assistance.
Back on the "SSH Authentication" window:
For "User name" please enter your AFS (UNIX/Polaris) username.
For "Passphrase", please enter your AFS (UNIX/Polaris) password.
Click on Use plain password to log in if it is not already selected.
Click on OK.
You should be logged on properly in a secure connection. If you need further assistance, please contact your RCC, RCT, or the CIS Helpdesk.

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