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===SSH===
 
===SSH===
 
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To login to a RUTxxx router via SSH, download the free '''PuTTY''' app if you're using '''Windows'''; if you're using a Linux based OS, just use the '''Terminal''' app. In both cases you will need to know three things: the router's LAN IP address, user name and password. The default LAN IP address for all RUTxxx routers is '''192.168.1.1'''; the default login information is user name: '''root'''; password: '''admin01''' (NOTE: the user name used for SSH connections (i.e., root) is not the same as the user name used to login to the router's WebUI (i.e., admin)).
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If you are using a Windows OS, you can use the free '''PuTTY''' app to login to a RUTxxx router via SSH; if you're using a Linux based OS, just use the '''Terminal''' app. In both cases you will need to know three things: the router's LAN IP address, user name and password. The default LAN IP address for all RUTxxx routers is '''192.168.1.1'''; the default login information is user name: '''root'''; password: '''admin01''' (NOTE: the user name used for SSH connections (i.e., root) is not the same as the user name used to login to the router's WebUI (i.e., admin)).
 
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* Open PuTTY; enter the router's LAN IP address into the '''Host Name (or IP address)''' field, specify '''port 22''', select SSH Connection type and click '''Open''':
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* '''Linux''': open PuTTY; enter the router's LAN IP address into the '''Host Name (or IP address)''' field, specify '''port 22''', select SSH Connection type and click '''Open''':
    
[[File:Putty login 1 v2.PNG]]
 
[[File:Putty login 1 v2.PNG]]
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* In the next window type in the user name, press "Enter", type in the router's admin password and press "Enter" again. You should be greeted with a message such as this:
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[[File:Putty login 2 v2.PNG]]
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After this you will be prompted to enter the user name and password.  
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Once this is done, you will able to execute commands via SSH.
 
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* If you're using '''Linux''', open a new Terminal window, type '''ssh [email protected]''' and press "Enter". If this is your first time logging in, you might be asked to clarify whether you really want to login. In that case, just type '''yes''' and press "Enter". Then type in the router's admin password and press "Enter" to finish the login process:  
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* '''Linux''': open a new Terminal window, type '''ssh [email protected]''' and press "Enter". If this is your first time logging in, you might be asked to clarify whether you really want to login. In that case, just type '''yes''' and press "Enter". Then type in the router's admin password and press "Enter" to finish the login process:  
    
[[File:Ssh linux login v2.png]]
 
[[File:Ssh linux login v2.png]]

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