1. system requirements
2. software installation and setup steps (download links are included where appropriate)
3. usage instructions (steps for connection and file transfer)

NiftyTelnet Requirements

• NiftyTelnet-1.1-ssh-r3 requires 950KB
• Reported to run on any Mac OS
• No browser required (other than for reading this and downloading software)
• File transport implemented via SCP rather than FTP/Fetch

• Download NiftyTelnet
• Nifty should automatically expand
• the NiftyTelnet Installer icon to install it
• the NiftyTelnet folder to open it (there should be 5 items)
• the NiftyTelnet 1.1 SSH r3 application icon to highlight it   
  • under File go to Make Alias
  • drag the new alias to your desktop (or Launcher) since you may be using it often
• Start the NiftyTelnet application by the alias
• You need to configure a connection Shortcut under NiftyTelnet to simplify the process, so, under Shortcuts, select Edit Shortcuts, then New
  (or, if a New Connection window is open, New to make a Telnet Shortcut)
  
  • give your shortcut a name, u-cluster in this instance
  • set the Host Name to u.arizona.edu
  • for Protocol select SSH - Blowfish
    3DES is the most secure of these options, but it is slower than Blowfish
  • for User Name enter your U-System user ID (your NetID)
  • the default terminal emulation setting, VT102, is fine
  • OK
  
       
  

NiftyTelnet Usage

These directions assume you already have done the above to set up a configuration for and connection to u.arizona.edu.

• Under File, select New Connection
• In the New Connection window you will now see your u-cluster shortcut; highlight it and Connect
  
  
  
• The first time you connect you will get this Host Alert warning.
  Accept & Save
       
  
  
• In an SSH Login window your U-System NetID should be displayed (from your shortcut)
  • enter your password
  • Login
  
  
• At this point you should be logged into the U-System
  (Shell interface mode is illustrated here; if Menu mode is your default,
  enter M to start the Menu interface.)
  
  
  
• To transmit files, under File go to New Connection again, but select Scp (Secure copy) this time
  
  
  
• The Copy window has a toggle to Send/Receive files, with Receive transmitting files TO your Mac
  
       
       
  
  

NiftyTelnet Send to the U-System

• To send a file to the U-System
  • toggle the Send Files/Folders switch
  • Add File/Folder to hop around the Desktop to find the file(s)
  • set the name of the folder or file on the U-System in the Destination Path
  • Start Copy (you may be prompted for your NetID and Password again)
         
    
  
  

  NiftyTelnet Receive to Your Mac

  • When receiving a file (from the U-System), you must be explicit and enter the names of your Source Files. (You have a U-System compute session open so you can use it to list your file names, however, you cannot have both windows active at the same time so cancel the Copy window if you need to list first. To list your files in Menu mode choose File then DirEdit.)
    
         
    
    
  • You can choose the Download Folder (destination) on your Mac by clicking a Pick Folder button or by clicking your way around folders displayed in the Pick Download Folder window
    
         
    
    
  • Once you have defined your source and destination files or folders,
    Start Copy (you may be prompted for your NetID and Password again)
    
    
• If you stored a webpage, verify that the public can view it by trying to view it yourself with a browser. If you get a "Forbidden" error, you need to change the permissions to make your pages viewable on the web
• When you've finished copying and computing, exit the U-System session and then quit the NiftyTelnet application