SSH in Windows 7(64bits)

Recently I have been working on a small project to setup a backup server which uses SSH protocol to secure the communication in network. It is not really as hard it look, you just need some times to find the way to configure it correctly. However I'm not gonna talk about how to setup backup server right now. In today post I will be guiding on how to install and configure SSH in windows 7(64 bits). For your information the configuration also have been tested in WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 as well and it work!!If you wish to configure SSH in WINDOWS XP you can visit here -->OpenSSH for windows(XP)

CopSSH is the software used in this tutorial. It is a FREE version opensource SSH installer for windows which is compatible with windows 7(64 Bits) operating system(OS). CopSSH is the integrated version of OpenSSH which is used as SSH in windows XP and the earlier windows OS. The function of both CopSSH and OpenSSH are the same , the only difference is CopSSH is compatibility with 64 bits operating system. 

Softwares
1)CopSSH can be download here or here
2)Putty.exe

Installation guide

Step 1 : Download the CopSSH from one of the link above, extract and double click to start the installation.

Step 2 : Click "Next"


Step 3 : Click "I Agree" to accept the license agreement

Step 4 : Choose Install Location and click "Next"

Step 5 : Type in your existing user account(e.g administrator) and password and click Install


Step 6 : Click "OK" if the popup windows below appear during installation


Step 7 : Installation complete, click "Close"


Step 8 : Go to start > in search box type "services.msc" and click "Enter"


Step 9 : Find "Openssh SSHD", make sure it is "Started" and set to "Automatic" Startup Type.
If it doesn't, click "Start" to start it up.

Step 10 : Download putty.exe and test the SSH

You can try to run putty.exe from another machine connected to the same network to test the SSH installed in your windows 7. The other ways is to run putty.exe from your windows 7 and SSH to the local machine.

Type in address as 127.0.0.1 , port 22 and click Open

When a command prompt windows appear ,type in your username and password.
Thats It!!
Please correct me if there are mistakes made in this tutorial. Thank You!!

OpenSSH for Wiindows(XP)

Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computer that it connect via a secure channel/tunnel over an insecure network: a server and a client (running SSH server and SSH client programs)."Refer from wikipedia".

OpenSSH is a FREE version of the SSH connectivity tools that is used to secure data communication between two network using encryption method. OpenSSH usually used in Linux box such as Ubuntu, Fedora, and other open source Operating System. SSH are usually used with programs such as Secure Files Copies (SCP) and Secure Files Transfer (SFTP) form one machine to another machine.

In this post I will guide you how to install and configure OpenSSH in Windows PC (Windows XP). There are two softwares used in this tutorial which are as bellow :

1)OpenSSH for windows (Install in Windows XP)

2)Putty.exe (To test the SSH)

Installation Guide (Tried it on Windows XP)
Step 1 : Download OpenSSH for windows here or here
Step 2 : Extract the files and double click to install
Step 3 : Click Next

Step 4 : Accept the license agreements and click Next

Step 5 : Choose the components and click Next

Step 6 : Choose Install Location and click Next

Step 7 : Click Install

Step 8 : If the message bellow appear during the installation ,just click OK

Step 9 : Installation Successful, click Finish

Step 10 : Start the OpenSSH services

Testing the SSH configuration

Step 1 : Download the latest putty.exe from here

Step 2 : Run putty.exe

Step 3 : Type in the hostname/IP address as 127.0.0.1 and port 22 and click Open

Step 4 : Key in the Username and Password 

Thats it!! 

Hope this little info is helpful.

Wait for the next post in how to install and configure SSH in Windows 7(64bits).