If you wish, you can specify the username by typing root and checking the box Specify username.Ĭlick OK and the SSH connection to your Omega will start.

In the Remote host textbox, type the name of your Omega, it looks something like: omega-XXXX.local, where XXXX are the last four digits of your Omega’s MAC address. Let’s start off by using SSH to connect to your Omega2! Click on the Session button in the top left corner and select the SSH option. When it’s installed, we are ready to get started, shall we? Once the download is complete, double click the installation file and install to your desired directory. Click to the button that best suits your needs and your download will start shortly. There are two versions available, Portable and Installer, which are self-explanatory. So let’s get started! We’ll first need to install MobaXterm, go to the MobaXterm official website and click Download Now under the Free Home Edition. While PuTTY is a great starter tool for getting access to your remote machine’s command line, MobaXterm offers support for many protocols, such as SSH, VNC, FTP, SFTP and has a tabbed interface for easy access to all of your sessions. This week’s tip is about MobaXterm, a very handy terminal and SSH tool for Windows that’s incredibly easy to use and can perform more advanced operations than PuTTY.

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