This document will guide you through the installation of SSH Secure Shell for Windows, a program that allows secure telnet and ftp connections to UA systems such as glacier, nugget and summit. This program will replace all previous ftp and telnet applications such as Reflections or QvtTerm if you don’t utilize scripting & keyboard mapping. If you desire to continue using Reflections or QvtTerm, you still must route your connection through this secure shell.

IMPORTANT! This connection requires a different username and password than Banner/Citrix. Contact Charese at 786-1882 before continuing

For further information on SSH and FTP check out http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/bannersi/UGIntro.htm

If you have an old version of SSH Secure Shell, uninstall it before you download the new version.

Download the application

1. http://bannersi.uaa.alaska.edu/SSHWin-3.2.9.exe  we recommend you save the installation file to your desktop.

2. Download the SSH Secure Shell 3.2.9 Installation and Configuration instructions from

   http://bannersi.uaa.alaska.edu/SSH_329_Install.pdf

Using Secure Shell

1. Double click the SSH Secure Shell Client Icon

2. Click Quick Connect and Connect on the next screen
3. The first time you connect you will see this screen:

SSH Secure File Transfer

There are two shortcuts for SSH, telnet   and ftp. To transfer files, open the other shortcut for

Secure File Transfer

1.  Connect to the server you want, such as Banner Production  (prod.alaska.edu).

You can use the Profiles list if you have it set up, or Quick Connect, or press the Enter key or the Space (using Enter or Space may automatically connect you to the same server you used last time).

2.  The Password window will appear in front of the SSH window. Enter your Glacier password and click the OK button or press the Enter key.

3.  Once connected, you’ll see a window where your local files on the left and the server’s files are on the right pane, similar to this:

4. Click the reports folder on the left side, or double-click the reports folder on the right side.

5.  The window will now show the contents of your reports directory, including .dat files, .log files, and .lis files related to populations and reports you have run in Banner.

If you do not see the names, sizes, types and dates/times,
click the Detail Button
or select the View Menu, Details.

If necessary, adjust the column widths so you can see the full names, sizes and dates/times modified.

4.  Banner files should be transferred using ASCII mode. Click the ASCII Button
or select the Operation Menu, File Transfer Mode, ASCII.

1.  If you are not sure your report is finished, wait a few moments and click the Refresh Button
or select the Operation Menu, Refresh. Check the file sizes to see if they have changed.

2.  For a more thorough check, open or view the corresponding “.log” file to see if it says it is finished (see instructions below).

1.  To view a file, double-click on it, or click on it once and then select the Operation menu, Open.

A

otepad or Wordpad window will open, showing you what is in the file.

You can select and copy portions of the text from that window if you want.

2.  Close that window when you are finished looking at the file.

1.  Select the file or files you want to transfer to your computer. Click on a filename once to select it. To select more files, hold down the Control (Ctrl) key while clicking the other file names you want.

2.  To transfer the files, click the Download Button  or select the Operation Menu, Download.

3.  The Download window will open. The “Look in” field at the top has the name of the folder whose contents are shown in the lower part of the window.

If you want, select a different folder in which to store the file you’re about to get from Glacier (on most computers, programs such as Word and Excel automatically look for files in the C:\My Documents folder). Then click the Download Button in the lower right corner.

1. Use the Upload Button  or select the Operation Menu, Upload if you need to transfer a file from your own computer to Glacier (such as glp2lmp.dat),

2. The Upload window will open. The “Look in” field at the top has the name of the folder whose contents are shown in the lower part of the window.

If the file you want to upload is not in the folder shown, select a different folder. When you are in the correct folder, select the file by clicking on it once. Then click the Upload Button in the lower right corner.

1.  If there is already a file with the same name in that folder, this window will open:

You must decide whether to overwrite the existing file(s) with the new one(s). If you do not want to overwrite the existing files, click No or Cancel.

2.  If you do not want to overwrite the existing file but still want to transfer the new file, you can either choose a different folder in the Downloads window (step 3 above), or rename the file on Glacier.

3.  To rename the file on Glacier, make sure the file is selected (it will have a different color background).

4. Click once directly on the name of the selected file. A rectangle will appear around the file name, and there will be a cursor at the end. Move the cursor and change the file name as needed.

1.  Click the Disconnect Button  or select the File Menu, Disconnect.

2.  If the Confirm Disconnect window appears, click the Yes button to disconnect.

3.  Close the SSH File Transfer window, or select the File Menu, Exit.

4.  Close the SSH Secure Shell window, or select the File Menu, Exit.