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!!