Secure Remote Login and File Transfer

For secure remote login and file transfer, use SSH* and SFTP* (instead of Telnet and FTP).

To run graphical application on a remote unix server, see X11 Forwarding.

Windows Clients

• PuTTY SSH
  • How to install
  • How to use
• WinSCP freeware SFTP and SCP client for Windows
• X11 Forwarding
• Xming X Server for Windows

Unix Clients

• Example: how to use SSH
• Example: how to use SFTP

Macintosh Clients

• Note that Mac OS X includes OpenSSH by default.
• OpenSSH Mac OS clients

 

*Note: All SSH and SFTP connections require that you be on the campus network. If you are trying to connect from off campus, first establish a VPN session: UCLA VPN