Revised July 17 2003
This webpage describes the steps to use SSH with your web browser to connect to u.arizona.edu - the U-System. (Your browser will need to be able to run an AppGate Java SSH client. If it fails on your system, it may be because your browser is missing a Java plug-in. The easiest solution may be to upgrade your version of Netscape or Internet Explorer.)

This SSH client does not work on Macintoshes.
SCP is not available to Menu users.

• Verify that Java is enabled in your browser's Preferences (Netscape) or Internet Options (IE)
• In your browser for the Location or Address enter u.arizona.edu
  

• A warning shows up in your browser window along with one or two other, smaller warning windows. Grant permission in those windows.

• A new window (MindTerm/AppGate) opens
• If the Server/Alias at the bottom is not already set to u.arizona.edu, enter that (you may need to press Enter first)

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• In that new window you will be prompted for your login (NetID) and password.
• You are now logged into u.arizona.edu in Shell or Menu mode (depending on the interface you chose when you signed up for the account).
• To copy files from your PC to u.arizona.edu by point-and-click, use SCP File Transfer under the File pulldown again. This option does not work if you use the Menu interface.

  (Menu users: to be able to copy using web-based SSH, you could temporarily change to the Shell interface. You would need to issue some commands in Menu mode, log out, wait 5 minutes and log back in. If you really want Menu but you need to copy, consider downloading the SSH client which allows you to use Menu mode and has a lovely graphical interface for copying files.)

  
  
  
  
  
• You'll get a 2-pane window for your Local and Remote files.
• Navigate to find the the specific directories/files you want on both the Local and Remote systems by double-clicking [..] in the Local or Remote window pane (#3, below).
  

• To manually change the folder you are viewing, you can also highlight [..] then click ChgDir (#4). A Change directory window opens like the one below.
  
  
  
• If you are on the Local side and your local system is a PC, enter C:\ in the Directory box and click OK.
• In the file-list window that opens you can double-click folders to move down in the directory structure.
• To move up in the directory, highlight [..], click ChgDir and clear the last node of the directory path. In the example above, to move up one level in the directory structure, highlight everything after C:\Program Files\ and click OK.
• On the Remote side replace all of the text in the Directory box with public_html to point to your webpage files or with $home to display your Home directory on the U-System, then click OK. [Under Internet Explorer you may need to also click the Refresh button(#5).] You can double-click folders on the Remote side to move around the directory structure.
• To copy a file, highlight it and press a directional arrow (--> or <--) in the vertical bar between the two panes. To see the file in the new location, click Refresh.
• If you copied a webpage to the U-System, 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 set permissions so the public can view your page.
• Remember to exit your SSH window when you have finished copying files and computing on u.arizona.edu so that no one else has access to your account.