PuTTY provides SSH connectivity for Windows and emulates an xterm terminal. This allows users to connect to our Linux machines remotely from a Windows environment.
For more information, please visit the [PuTTY homepage](http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/).
###Installation
Download and run the current setup executable available [here](http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty-0.64-installer.exe). You will see the following intro screen. Click [Next].
The Start Menu folder is simply the name of the sub directory under which your PuTTY shortcuts will be located. The default value should be fine. Click [Next].
Additional tasks include creating shortcuts in various locations to make PuTTY SSH easier to access. The following option set is reasonable. Click [Next].
Following a brief installation status screen, you should see the following dialog indicating successful installation of PuTTY. You are now equipped to connect to our clusters remotely. Uncheck "View README.txt" and click [Finish].