SECURE CRT TUTORIAL

TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010

Introduction

Software for network administration and end user access where security is critical.

VanDyke Software helps you achieve the right balance between strong security and easy access to the
network from anywhere... at any time.

 Provide secure remote access to the network for IT and end users
 Configure and maintain servers, routers, and network services securely
 Deliver secure file transfer services with fine-tuned control
 Route critical business application data through a secure tunnel

Secure CRT combines rock-solid emulation with the strong encryption, data integrity, and
authentication of Secure Shell. SecureCRT provies secure remote access, file transfer, and data
tunneling.

Reference: http://www.vandyke.com/index.php

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LABELS: ABOUT SECURECRT, INTRODUCTION, VANDYKE

System Requirements
Required for SecureCRT are:

 486-based PC
 16MB RAM
 Windows Vista, 2003, XP, or 2000
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
 32-bit CP/IP stack

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LABELS: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Software Installation
1. Download the software from the Vandyke homepage
2. Execute the downloaded file by double-clicking, the following pop-up window will appear

3. Click Run
4. Follow the installation steps:

 Accept License Agreement

 Select Profile Options, Common profile is a preference
 Select Complete installation
 Select Icon options
 Click Install
 Click Finish, then instalation is complete
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LABELS: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

To Start A Session
1. To start a session: File -> Connect.

2. A “Connect” window will show up.

3. Select “New Session” button.
4. On “New Session Wizard” select protocol to use, like SSH2 or Telnet.
5. On the next window, type the “Hostname” of the server you need to connect, Then click Next. 6. You
can rename the session to a more friendly name or keep te server name. Click Finish.
7. Once session has been configured it will show on the “Connect” window.
8. To connect, select the server and click Connect.

9. Enter username and click OK.

10. Enter password and click OK.
11. You are now connected to the server and can start working.
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LABELS: STARTING A SESSION

Quick Connect
There is another option for connecting and this is using the Quick Connect to easily connect to the
server without configuring the session.

This can either be done by doing:

File -> Quick Connect, or

File -> Connect and select the “Quick Connect” button. Enter the protocol, server name and this time
do enter the username.

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LABELS: QUICK CONNECT, STARTING A SESSION

Features
1)Multiple windows: A feature of Secure CRT when opening multiple windows is that they can
either be opened in different windows or under the same window but on different tabs. This can either
be done by:

File -> Connect in Tab or

File -> Connect and mark the “Open in a tab” box, then proceed as normal.

Note that another tab will show next to the current session.
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2) Session Login: This feature will allow the user to log all the commands and outputs, this is
helpful for later review or for training purposes.

To enable logging: File -> Log Session.

A “Select Log File” window will pop-up, select the target directory, enter the filename and click Save.

To confirm that the session is logging click on File and note that there is a check mark beside the Log.

To disable logging: Do File -> Log Session, the

check mark will then disappear .
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3) SFTP Transfer: When connecting to a server using SSH protocol, you can transfer files to your
computer without the need of an FTP program, Secure CRT offers an SFTP transfer.
Do File -> Connect SFTP tab

Since you are already connected to the server there

is no need to enter a username and password again. Note that the SFTP session will show as a tab

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LABELS: FEATURES

Personalization
1)Change screen color
Go to Options -> Session Options

On Session Options window expand Terminal and select Appearance

There are 2 options, select one of the pre-designed color schemes:

Or create a new one by clicking on New. Enter Color scheme name and click Enter

On the Color Scheme window select the attribute of the letter and foreground and background colors.
In this example a shade of green is selected as a background and black will be the default foreground.
Once color is selected click OK.

Once the colors are selected click OK and then click OK again
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2)Change screen size

The current window size (number of rows and columns) can be viewed on the bottom-right hand
corner of the screen.
When the reports are too wide the entries will be displayed in the following line.

To aid in viewing this better SecureCRT lets the user change the width of the screen. To do this select
Options -> Session Options. Expand Terminal, select Emulation and change the Logical column size
to desired width. Click OK.

Notice that the information can be viewed on a single line which makes it easier for reading. Also
notice that the bottom-right hand corner now displays the new column setting.
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3)Change buffer size:

This setting is very useful when reading long files or need to scroll up to compare previous output in
the same screen. If the buffer is not big enough all previous display data will be lost and will be
accessible for viewing unless the session is being logged. Notice the scroll bar on the right-hand side,
that space is all you have available to go back.

To change the buffer settings select Options -> Session Options, expand Terminal and select
Emulation. Change the Scrollback buffer to desired value and click OK.
Note that the scrollbar on the right is now very small and see all the space available to scroll up and
view previous output.

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LABELS: CHANGING BUFFER SIZE , CHANGING SCREEN COLOR, CHANGING SCREEN

SIZE, PERSONALIZATION