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Install Putty (SSH Client) for Windows

Install Putty Download page
Download Putty.exe and put on your desktop
Download WinSCP SSH file transfer program
Open putty and connect to CSE servers

Install ssh for Linux/Mac

ssh should be available already
Open a terminal and type ssh

Using WinSCP for Windows

Open WinSCP-???-Setup.exe and follow installation directions
Open "WinSCP" desktop link
Enter Hostname arctic.cse.msu.edu, your username, and password.
Press return and it will link to CSE's Arctic system.
Drag and drop file to go to and from your CSE account

Using ssh for Linux/Mac

Open a terminal and type: ssh username@arctic.cse.msu.edu
replacing username with your actual username
When prompted for ssh key, type Y or yes.
If you want to tunnel X, type:
ssh -X username@arctic.cse.msu.edu

Graphical User Interfaces

UNIX systems typically use the X Window System (X11) to support graphical user interfaces.
Thus, you will need to run an X server package on your personal computer if you wish to
run certain packages (such as "xemacs" and "gedit"). On Windows systems, you may wish to
install "Xming", which can be downloaded from the developer’s website:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming

Once it is installed, be sure to run the program in the background before running any programs which use a GUI.

On Mac OS systems, an X11 package is usually part of the standard setup.

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