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title: Connecting from a Windows Client
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keywords: microsoft, mocosoft, windows, putty, xming, connecting, client, configuration, SSH, X11
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last_updated: 07 September 2022
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summary: "This document describes a recommended setup for a Windows client."
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sidebar: merlin7_sidebar
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permalink: /merlin7/connect-from-windows.html
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## SSH with PuTTY without X11 Forwarding
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PuTTY is one of the most common tools for SSH.
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Check, if the following software packages are installed on the Windows workstation by
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inspecting the *Start* menu (hint: use the *Search* box to save time):
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* PuTTY (should be already installed)
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* *[Optional]* Xming (needed for [SSH with X11 Forwarding](/merlin7/connect-from-windows.html#ssh-with-x11-forwarding))
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If they are missing, you can install them using the Software Kiosk icon on the Desktop.
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1. Start PuTTY
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2. *[Optional]* Enable ``xterm`` to have similar mouse behavour as in Linux:
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![Enable 'xterm']({{ "/images/PuTTY/Putty_Mouse_XTerm.png" }})
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3. Create session to a Merlin login node and *Open*:
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![Create Merlin Session]({{ "/images/PuTTY/Putty_Session.png" }})
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## SSH with PuTTY with X11 Forwarding
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Official X11 Forwarding support is through NoMachine. Please follow the document
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[{Job Submission -> Interactive Jobs}](/merlin7/interactive-jobs.html#Requirements) and
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[{Accessing Merlin -> NoMachine}](/merlin7/nomachine.html) for more details. However,
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we provide a small recipe for enabling X11 Forwarding in Windows.
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Check, if the **Xming** is installed on the Windows workstation by inspecting the
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*Start* menu (hint: use the *Search* box to save time). If missing, you can install it by
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using the Software Kiosk icon (should be located on the Desktop).
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1. Ensure that a X server (**Xming**) is running. Otherwise, start it.
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2. Enable X11 Forwarding in your SSH client. In example, for Putty:
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![Enable X11 Forwarding in Putty]({{ "/images/PuTTY/Putty_X11_Forwarding.png" }})
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