Prerequisites
How to Connect to a Linux Server
Connect from Windows
Connect from MacOS, Windows, and Linux Using Command Lines
Connect from Mobile Devices
Connect from Windows
1. Download PuTTy on your local computer.
2. Double-click putty.exe to open the PuTTY client.
3. In the PuTTY Configuration window, enter the following content as shown in the figure below.
Under Session Category
1. Host Name (or IP address): The public IP of the Linux server
2. Port: The default port is 22. If the port has been changed, please use the updated one.
3. Connection Type: Select SSH.
Under Connection Category - Data
1. Auto-login username: Enter the username you are about to log in to. In this example, we use administrator.
Return to Session Category

Log in to the Linux server
- When you are taken to the "PuTTY" running interface, which prompts the following:
Using username "auto-login username"
auto-login name@IP's password:
2. Enter the password after "password" and press Enter. The entered password is not displayed by default, as shown in the figure below. In the SSH session, right-clicking the mouse will paste the content in the clipboard. If you have copied password, simply right-click after the password line and press Enter.
Then, you should be able to log in to the session.
Connect from MacOS, Windows, and Linux using the command line.
Local computers using MacOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems can use the command line to connect to the Linux servers.
Open the Command Execution Interface
To open the command execution interface, operations on each operating system may be slightly different. Follow the following prompts to open it:
MacOS system: Open the Terminal that comes with the system
Windows system: Open the command prompt (CMD).
Linux system: Commands can be executed directly.
Connect to Linux servers
If you are using the default port 22, then enter the following command and press Enter.
ssh "username"@"hostname or IP address"
username:The username to log in
hostname or IP address:Enter IP or hostname.
port: If you use a non-default port, you need to replace the "port" part below with the custom port.
ssh "username"@"hostname or IP address" -p "port"
You may receive the notification as "The authenticity of host can be established... Are you sure you want to continue connecting?" Simply input yes and press enter. After that, type or paste the password after "password" to log in to the Linux server.
Connect from Mobile Devices
Download SSH clients
iOS system: Download Termius-SSH client from the App Store and follow the prompts to register an account.
Android system: Download and install JuiceSSH.
Connect to Linux Servers
iOS operating system:
1. From the main page, click New Host.
2. Configure and save the following login information:
fiber_manual_record Hostname: The IP of the Linux server.
fiber_manual_record Use SSH: Enabled by default.
fiber_manual_record Port: The default port 22 or a custome one.
fiber_manual_recordUsername: The username to log in to the server。
fiber_manual_recordPassword: The password for the user。
3. On the Hosts page, select the server you just configured, and then click Continue in the pop-up window。
4. When you see this interface, you have successfully logged in to your Linux server.