# SSH Conenction (SSH Client - Putty)

1. Download the program to connect via SSH. This can be done on the official website at the [link](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html)
2. Run the downloaded program. The main menu will open for you.

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3. Go to the "**Connection**" - "**Data**" section

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4. "**Auto-login username**" specify **root**

"**Terminal-tipe string**" specify **xterm-256color**

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5. Go to the "**Translation**" section

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6. «**Remote character set**» - specify **UTF-8**

   Set the flag «**Enable VT100 line drawing even in UTF-8 mode**»

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7. Go to the section "**Session**" - "**Logging**". Here you can configure saving the output to a file:

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8. Go to the "**Session**" section

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9. Required data:

* **Host Name** (or IP address) — IP address of the PBX
* **Port** — port for SSH connection by default 22
* Enter the session name and save its settings

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10. In the future, use the "**Load**" action to use the previously saved session

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11. Perform the "**Open**" action to connect to the PBX and enter the SSH password

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12. Before connecting, you need to allow password authorization in the MikoPBX web interface, as well as set a password for connection: to do this, go to "**General Settings**" -> "**SSH**"

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13. After entering the SSH password, the PBX menu will open

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14. To open the console, go to "**\[9] Console(Shell)**"

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