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Use SSH with Terminal

Used with SSH, the Terminal application in Mac OS X provides a secure interface for connecting to remote system such as WAM or Glue.

To connect to WAM or Glue, you need to configure the Terminal application. For information about this, see Configure the Mac OS X Terminal Application.

To begin using Terminal with SSH:

1. Double-click the Terminal icon to launch the application. Terminal is located in the Utilities folders in the Applications folder.

   

2. A Terminal window will appear with a command prompt.

   

3. At the prompt, type in ssh your-login-name@wam.umd.edu or ssh your-login-name@glue.umd.edu.

   

4. You will be prompted to type in your WAM or Glue password.

   

5. Once you successfully login, a WAM or Glue command prompt will appear.