• Macintosh SSH Clients
• PuTTY
• SecureCRT

There are several different SSH clients for the Macintosh platform. The two most popular are Nifty Telnet and Better Telnet.

For the latest versions of SSH clients for the Macintosh platform, go to http://tucows.com/.

1. Open a terminal by going to Applications --> Utilities and then clicking on Terminal.
2. In the terminal, enter the following:
   
   ssh -2 -l username yourdomain.com
   
   username - Enter the username for your account.
   
   yourdomain.com - Enter your domain name or IP address.
   
   
3. If you are prompted to save the RSA key, enter "yes".
4. When prompted, enter the password for your account.
5. Use basic UNIX commands to perform tasks on your Web space.

1. Open PuTTY
2. Enter the following information:
   
   Host Name (or IP address) - Enter your domain name.
   
   Note:
   If your domain name has not propagated, use your IP address which can be found in your Welcome Email.
   
   Protocol - Select the "SSH" radio button.
   
   
   
   
3. In the menu on the left, click on Connection and then on SSH.
4. Under Preferred SSH protocol version:, select the "2" radio button.
   
   
   
   
5. Click the Open button.
   
   You will see a screen like this.
   
   
   
   
6. Enter the username for your hosting account and press Enter.
   
   
   
   
7. Enter the password for your hosting account and press Enter.
   
   You will see a screen like this.
   
   
   
   
8. Use basic UNIX commands to perform tasks on your Web space.

1. Open SecureCRT.
2. Enter the following information:
   
   Protocol dropdown - Select "ssh2".
   
   Hostname - Enter your domain name.
   
   Note:
   If your domain name has not propagated, use your IP address which can be found in your Welcome Email.
   
   Username - Enter the username for your account.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the Connect button.
4. Click Accept & Save.
   
   
   
   
5. Enter the password for your account.
   
   
   
   
6. Click OK. You will see a screen like this.
   
   
   
   
7. Use basic UNIX commands to perform tasks on your Web space.