Requirements
- a research and staff account
- valid WatIAM credentials (your UWuserid and password)
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) must be running to connect from an off campus location
Procedure
Connecting from a Windows Computer
- download and install PuTTY (or a different ssh client of your choice)
- launch PuTTY and enter the command ssh UWuserid@linux.math.uwaterloo.ca and hit enter
- enter your WatIAM (Nexus) password when prompted and hit enter. You will be logged into the server.
Connecting from a Mac Computer
- launch Terminal
- enter the command ssh UWuserid@linux.math.uwaterloo.ca and hit enter
- enter your WatIAM password when prompted and hit enter. You will be logged into the server.