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Configuring SecureCRT 6

SecureCRT is a terminal emulation program for Windows. It provides a secure connection between your computer and secure remote access and file transfer with several different terminal emulations. SecureCRT allows encrypted Secure Shell (SSH1 and SSH2) sessions with many servers and with Stanford's distributed network of UNIX computers.

Note: The SecureCRT 6.x installer includes preconfigured sessions named Cardinal, Corn, and Spires. Any sessions using these names that were created in an earlier version of SecureCRT will be overwritten. If you have customized sessions named Cardinal, Corn, or Spires, you may want to rename them before installing SecureCRT.

Installing SecureCRT

  1. Download and run the SecureCRT installer file.

    Note: The installer file installs both SecureCRT and SecureFX.
  2. When the Welcome page is displayed, click Next to continue.

    Welcome page of installation wizard


  3. Accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.

    license agreement


  4. Select the profile to use for the installation and then click Next.

    select profile options


  5. Select a setup type and then click Next.

    select setup type


  6. Check the boxes for where you want to install application icons and then click Next to continue.

    sselect application icon options


  7. Review your installation settings. If you want to change anything, click Back until you find the page with the settings you want to change. If you are satisfied with the installation settings, click Install.

    ready to install program


  8. Click Finish.

    installation completed

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Connecting to Cardinal, Corn, and Spires

The Essential Stanford Software version of SecureCRT includes pre-configured SSH2 connections to Cardinal, Corn, and Spires—the most widely used IT Services-supported servers.

Note: If you use both terminal emulation and file transfer, SecureCRT and SecureFX share session settings. Configuring a connection to a particular server only needs to be done once in order for the selected server to be continuously available to both programs.
  1. Start SecureCRT.

  2. The Connect window should display. If it does not appear, go to the File menu, and click Connect.

  3. Select either Cardinal, Corn, or Spires and then click the Connect button.

    preconfigured Stanford sessions

  4. The first time that you connect to a new session, the New Host Key window may appear. Click Accept & Save.

    Note: Cardinal and Corn are aliases for a number of servers so you may see this message again when you connect to the site.
    accept and save new host key

  5. Enter your SUNet ID in the Username field and then click OK.

    username prompt

  6. Enter your SUNet ID password in the Password field and click OK. Do not check the box to save your password.

    password prompt

  7. When you are connected to Cardinal or Corn, your workspace is a window similar to the one below.

    SecureCRT window

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Adding Sessions

If you need to connect to computers other than Cardinal, Corn, or Spires, you need to create a new session. See the UNIX Computing Environments web page for a list of additional Stanford servers for which sessions can be added.

  1. On the File menu, click Connect. When the Connect window displays, click the New Session icon on the toolbar to start a New Session wizard.

    Connect window toolbar with New Session icon highlighted

  2. When prompted for the Protocol for the new session, select SSH2 and then click Next to continue.

    select protocol for connection

  3. Enter the following information and then click Next to continue:

    • Hostname: name or IP address of the computer you wish to connect to (use the full DNS name)
    • Port: 22
    • Firewall: None
    • Username: your user name on this computer

    enter name or IP address of new session

  4. When prompted for the SecureFX protocol for the new session, select SFTP and then click Next to continue.

    select protocol for FTP and STFP file transfers for this session

  5. Enter a Session name and Description if you wish and then click Finish. The default session name is the host name for this session.

    enter session name and description

  6. Right-click on the name of the session you are adding. In the popup menu, click Properties.

    popup menu associated with new session

  7. In the Category section of the window, under Connection, click SSH2. In the Key exchange section of the window, verify that the boxes for Kerberos and Kerberos w/ Group Exchange are unchecked. Click OK to close the window.

    change SSH2 session options

  8. When the Connect window displays with the new session highlighted, click the Connect button.

    Connect window with new sessioin highlighted

  9. The first time that you connect to a new session, a New Host Key window may appear. Click Accept & Save.

    accept and save new host key for this session

  10. Enter your SUNet ID password in the Password field and click OK. Do not check the box to save your password.

    enter your password

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Disconnecting

  1. To disconnect from a session, go to the File menu and click Disconnect.
  2. To exit SecureCRT, go to the File menu and click Exit.

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Additional Information

For additional information, go to the SecureCRT Help menu.

  • Click Help Topics to access the SecureCRT online help manual.
  • Click SecureCRT Web Page to go to the VanDyke Software web site, which has the latest vendor information about SecureCRT.

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Last modified Friday, 17-Nov-2006 02:09:16 PM

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