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Using SSH with Terminal in Mac OS X

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

To connect to TerpConnect, 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@terpconnect.umd.edu.

   

4. You will be prompted to type in your Directory password.

   

5. Once you successfully login, a TerpConnect command prompt will appear.