To establish a Timbuktu Pro session with a remote computer over a secure SSH connection, you must enter your OS-level user name for the remote computer. Before the connection is completed, you will be prompted to enter your password.
If you enter only your user name, the default SSH port is assumed and SSH authentication is performed on the remote computer to which you connect. However, you may also specify the SSH port to use, the SSH address for a gateway through which you wish to connect, or both.
To connect securely to a Macintosh computer, you must enter your Mac OS X user name and password for that computer. In addition, the user of the remote Macintosh computer must create a Mac OS X Registered User account that allows you access. For details, see your Timbuktu Pro for Macintosh documentation.
Specifying the SSH Port
To specify the SSH port, enter your user nme and the SSH port in the format
username:sshport
For example, enter tb2user:3423 to use the port 3423.
If you do not specify a port, the default SSH port (22) is assumed.
Specifying the SSH Gateway
You may also establish an SSH connection through an SSH "gateway" computer. The SSH server on the gateway computer performs the SSH authentication before establishing the Timbuktu Pro connection to the remote computer.
For example, you may use the SSH gateway to establish a connection to a computer behind a firewall by working through an SSH port in the firewall. The SSH port connects to the SSH server behind the firewall, which can resolve the IP address you entered for the remote computer.
To specify an SSH gateway, enter your user name and the SSH gateway address in the format
username@sshaddress
The SSH address can be an IP number or DNS name. For example, enter tb2user@ssh.timbuktupro.com.
If you do not specify an SSH gateway, SSH authentication is performed on the Timbuktu Pro computer to which you connect.
Please note that, if you use an SSH gateway to secure your Timbuktu Pro connection, the connection is encrypted only between your computer and the SSH gateway. The connection from your computer is decrypted at the SSH gateway, and the connection between the gateway and the host Timbuktu Pro computer is not encrypted.
Specifying the SSH Port and the SSH Gateway
To specify both the SSH port and the SSH gateway, enter your user name and the SSH information in the format
username@sshaddress:sshport
For example, enter tb2user@ssh.timbuktupro.com:3423.