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SDT Connector client software that is supplied with the gateway. However there is also a wide selection
of commercial and free SSH client programs that are supported:
- PuTTY is a complete (though not very user-friendly:) freeware implementation of SSH for Win32 and
UNIX platforms
- SSHTerm is a useful open source SSH communications package
- SSH Tectia is a leading end-to-end commercial communications security solution for the enterprise
- Reflection for Secure IT (formerly F-Secure SSH) is another good commercial SSH-based security
solution
By way of example, the steps below show the establishment of an SSH connection and then forwarding
the RDP port over this SSH connection, using the PuTTY client software:
Under the Session tab, enter the IP address of the Console Server in the Host Name or IP
address field.
For dial-in connections, this IP address will be the Local Address that you assigned to the
Console Server when you set it up as the Dial-In PPP Server
For Internet (or local/VPN connections) connections this will be the public IP address of the
Console Server
Select the SSH Protocol, and the Port will be set as 22
Under the SSH -> Tunnels tab, Add new forwarded port specifying the Source port as 1234 (or
any number you choose)
Set the Destination:
If your destination computer is network-connected to the Console Server, set the Destination
as <SDT Host IP address/DNS Name>:3389. For example, if the SDT Host IP Address you