Configuring PuTTY

Now that we have the firmware installed, it is time to access it using PuTTY. In order to do this, we must first configure PuTTY:

1. To start PuTTY, select the Session category and set the Connection type to SSH. Enter /<relay_domain> in Host Name (or IP address) and 22 in Port. For example, for my relay domain, williamprettysecurity-system1-ssh, the Host Name would be seen as in the following screenshot:

   

   Session category

2. Select the Connection category and set Seconds between keepalives (0 to turn off) to 5.

   

   Connection category

3. Check the Disable Nagle's algorithm (TCP_NODELAY option) checkbox. (This will make the connection more responsible.)

4. Navigate to Connection | Proxy and set Proxy type: to HTTP. Enter try.yaler.net in Proxy hostname and 80 in Port.

   

   Proxy page

5. Navigate to Connection | Data and enter root in Auto-login username.

   

   Data page

6. Select the Session category, enter a name such as SSH via Yaler in Saved Sessions and click Save.

7. Now that we have PuTTY configured to...