Steps to connect Putty:

1. Download Putty.
2. Double-click on the putty.exe program or the desktop shortcut to launch the application.
3. Enter your connection settings:
– Host Name: example.com OR s00000.gridserver.com
– Port: 22 (leave as default)
– Connection Type: SSH (leave as default)
4. Click Open to start the SSH session.
5. Once the SSH Connection is open, you should see a terminal prompt asking for your username:

login as: Connect with your SSH user of choice.
6. Next, enter your password. Please note that you will NOT see your cursor moving, or any characters typed (such as ******), when typing your password. This is a standard PuTTY security feature. Hit enter.
7. You are now logged into your server with SSH.
8. You can begin typing commands at the prompt.