PuTTY

With PuTTY you can connect to a remote computer via Secure Shell (SSH) or Telnet. In addition you can connect to a local serial port. The integration of PuTTY with NETworkManger supports tabs and profiles for hosts. The connection can be established via a profile (double-click, Enter key or right-click Connect) or directly via the connection dialog.

Right-click on the tab will open the context menu with the following options:

• Reconnect - Restart PuTTY and reconnect to the remote computer.
• Resize - Resize the PuTTY window to the current view size (if connected).
• Restart session - Restart the PuTTY session (if connected).

PuTTY is a free and open-source application that acts as a terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer tool. It offers support for various network protocols such as SSH, Telnet, SCP, rlogin and raw socket connections. In addition to its networking capabilities, PuTTY allows connection to serial ports and provides convenient session management options for saving connection settings and quickly accessing frequently used systems. Its lightweight design and customizable interface make it a popular tool for system administrators and network engineers for tasks such as remote system administration, configuration and troubleshooting.

PuTTY must be installed on the local computer in order to use this feature. You can download the latest version of PuTTY from the official website.

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Connect

Mode

Mode used to connect to the remote computer.

Type: NETworkManager.Models.PuTTY.ConnectionMode

Default: SSH

Possible values:

• SSH
• Telnet
• Serial
• Rlogin
• RAW

Host

Hostname or IP address of the remote computer to connect to.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example:

• server-01.borntoberoot.net
• 10.0.0.1

Only available if Mode is set to SSH, Telnet, Rlogin or RAW.

Port

Port of the remote computer to connect to.

Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 65535]

Default:

• Settings > SSH port if Mode is set to SSH
• Settings > Telnet port if Mode is set to Telnet
• Settings > Rlogin port if Mode is set to Rlogin
• Settings > RAW port if Mode is set to RAW

Only available if Mode is set to SSH, Telnet, Rlogin or RAW.

Serial line

Serial line to connect to.

Type: String

Default: COM1

Only available if Mode is set to Serial.

Baud rate

Baud rate to use for the serial connection.

Type: Integer

Default: 9600

Possible values:

• 300
• 600
• 1200
• 2400
• 4800
• 9600
• 14400
• 19200
• 28800
• 38400
• 57600
• 115200
• 128000
• 256000
• 512000
• 921600

Only available if Mode is set to Serial.

Username

Username to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: Settings > Username

Example: root

Only available if Mode is set to SSH, Telnet or Rlogin.

Private key file

Path to the private key file to use for the SSH connection.

Type: String

Default: Settings > Private key file

Example: C:\Users\BornToBeRoot\Documents\id_rsa.ppk

Only available if Mode is set to SSH.

Profile

PuTTY profile to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: Settings > Profile

Example: NETworkManager

Existing PuTTY profile to use for the connection. If no profile is specified, the default profile is used. Profiles are stored in the Windows registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions.

Additional command line

Additional command line parameters to use for the connection which are appended.

Type: String

Default: Settings > Additional command line

Example: -pw test

Additional command line parameters to use for the connection. For more information about the available parameters, see the PuTTY documentation.

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Profile

Mode

Mode used to connect to the remote computer.

Type: NETworkManager.Models.PuTTY.ConnectionMode

Default: SSH

Possible values:

• SSH
• Telnet
• Serial
• Rlogin
• RAW

Inherit host from general

Inherit the host from the general settings.

Type: Boolean

Default: Enabled

If this option is enabled, the Host is overwritten by the host from the general settings and the Host is disabled.

Host

Hostname or IP address of the remote computer to connect to.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example:

• server-01.borntoberoot.net
• 10.0.0.1

Only available if Mode is set to SSH, Telnet, Rlogin or RAW.

Serial line

Serial line to connect to.

Type: String

Default: COM1

Only available if Mode is set to Serial.

Port

Port of the remote computer to connect to.

Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 65535]

Default:

• Settings > SSH port if Mode is set to SSH
• Settings > Telnet port if Mode is set to Telnet
• Settings > Rlogin port if Mode is set to Rlogin
• Settings > RAW port if Mode is set to RAW

Only available if Mode is set to SSH, Telnet, Rlogin or RAW.

Baud rate

Baud rate to use for the serial connection.

Type: Integer

Default: 9600

Possible values:

• 300
• 600
• 1200
• 2400
• 4800
• 9600
• 14400
• 19200
• 28800
• 38400
• 57600
• 115200
• 128000
• 256000
• 512000
• 921600

Only available if Mode is set to Serial.

Username

Username to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: root

Only available if Mode is set to SSH, Telnet or Rlogin.

Private key file

Path to the private key file to use for the SSH connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: C:\Users\BornToBeRoot\Documents\id_rsa.ppk

Only available if Mode is set to SSH.

Profile

PuTTY profile to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: NETworkManager

Existing PuTTY profile to use for the connection. If no profile is specified, the default profile is used. Profiles are stored in the Windows registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions.

Hostkey

SSH hostkey to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: 71:b8:f2:6e...

This option overrides PuTTY’s normal SSH host key caching policy by telling it exactly what host key to expect. The argument to this option should be either a host key fingerprint, or an SSH-2 public key blob. See the PuTTY documentation for more information.

Only available if Mode is set to SSH.

Enable log

Enable logging of the connection to a file.

Type: Boolean

Default: Disabled

Log mode

Mode used to log the connection.

Type: NETworkManager.Models.PuTTY.LogMode

Default: Session log

Possible values:

• Session log
• SSH log
• SSH and Raw log

See the PuTTY documentation for more information.

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Log path

Folder to store the log file in.

Type: String

Default: %LocalAppData%\NETworkManager\PuTTY_Log

Example: C:\Users\BornToBeRoot\AppData\Local\NETworkManager\PuTTY_Log

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Log file name

Name of the log file.

Type: String

Default: &H_&Y-&M-&D_&T.log

Example: server-01_2020-01-01_12-00-00.log

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Additional command line

Additional command line parameters to use for the connection which are appended.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: -pw test

Additional command line parameters to use for the connection. For more information about the available parameters, see the PuTTY documentation.

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Group

Username

Username to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: root

Only available if Mode is set to SSH, Telnet or Rlogin.

Private key file

Path to the private key file to use for the SSH connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: C:\Users\BornToBeRoot\Documents\id_rsa.ppk

Only available if Mode is set to SSH.

Profile

PuTTY profile to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: NETworkManager

Existing PuTTY profile to use for the connection. If no profile is specified, the default profile is used. Profiles are stored in the Windows registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions.

Enable log

Enable logging of the connection to a file.

Type: Boolean

Default: Disabled

Log mode

Mode used to log the connection.

Type: NETworkManager.Models.PuTTY.LogMode

Default: Session log

Possible values:

• Session log
• SSH log
• SSH and Raw log

See the PuTTY documentation for more information.

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Log path

Folder to store the log file in.

Type: String

Default: %LocalAppData%\NETworkManager\PuTTY_Log

Example: C:\Users\BornToBeRoot\AppData\Local\NETworkManager\PuTTY_Log

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Log file name

Name of the log file.

Type: String

Default: &H_&Y-&M-&D_&T.log

Example: server-01_2020-01-01_12-00-00.log

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Additional command line

Additional command line parameters to use for the connection which are appended.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: -pw test

Additional command line parameters to use for the connection. For more information about the available parameters, see the PuTTY documentation.

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Settings

File path

Path to the PuTTY executable.

Type: String

Default: %ProgramFiles%\PuTTY\putty.exe, %ProgramFiles(x86)%\PuTTY\putty.exe

Example:

• C:\Program Files\PuTTY\putty.exe

The Configure button opens the PuTTY application to configure it.

Mode

Mode used to connect to the remote computer.

Type: NETworkManager.Models.PuTTY.ConnectionMode

Default: SSH

Possible values:

• SSH
• Telnet
• Serial
• Rlogin
• RAW

Username

Username to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: root

Only available if Mode is set to SSH, Telnet or Rlogin.

Private key file

Path to the private key file to use for the SSH connection.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: C:\Users\BornToBeRoot\Documents\id_rsa.ppk

Only available if Mode is set to SSH.

Profile

PuTTY profile to use for the connection.

Type: String

Default: NETworkManager

Example: NETworkManager

Existing PuTTY profile to use for the connection. If no profile is specified, the default profile is used. Profiles are stored in the Windows registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions.

Enable log

Enable logging of the connection to a file.

Type: Boolean

Default: Disabled

Log mode

Mode used to log the connection.

Type: NETworkManager.Models.PuTTY.LogMode

Default: Session log

Possible values:

• Session log
• SSH log
• SSH and Raw log

See the PuTTY documentation for more information.

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Log path

Folder to store the log file in.

Type: String

Default: %LocalAppData%\NETworkManager\PuTTY_Log

Example: C:\Users\BornToBeRoot\AppData\Local\NETworkManager\PuTTY_Log

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Log file name

Name of the log file.

Type: String

Default: &H_&Y-&M-&D_&T.log

Example: server-01_2020-01-01_12-00-00.log

Only available if Enable log is enabled.

Additional command line

Additional command line parameters to use for the connection which are appended.

Type: String

Default: Empty

Example: -pw test

Additional command line parameters to use for the connection. For more information about the available parameters, see the PuTTY documentation.

SSH port

Port to use for SSH connections.

Type: Integer

Default: 22

Example: 22

Telnet port

Port to use for Telnet connections.

Type: Integer

Default: 23

Example: 23

Serial line

Serial line to use for Serial connections.

Type: String

Default: COM1

Example: COM5

Baud rate

Baud rate to use for Serial connections.

Type: Integer

Default: 9600

Example: 115200

Rlogin port

Port to use for Rlogin connections.

Type: Integer

Default: 513

Example: 513

RAW port

Port to use for RAW connections.

Type: Integer

Default: 23

Example: 23