Remote access with SSH

If you have an SSH client on your host PC, you can use this for the connection, as OpenSSH is now available by default on all recent operating systems. For example, in the current Windows 10 versions, this is a Windows function that can be used via PowerShell. To do this, use the command ssh Administrator@<bsd-ip>.

If you experience problems in establishing a connection via SSH, you can edit the SSH settings and comment out restrictive SSH settings (see: Editing the SSH settings).

Access via PuTTY

PuTTY is an open source software with which a connection can be established via Secure Shell (SSH), Telnet, remote login or a serial interface.

Use PuTTY to establish an SSH connection to an industrial PC with TwinCAT/BSD when running Windows. After successful connection a console is started with which remote access commands can be issued that are subsequently executed on the industrial PC.

Requirements:

Download PuTTY client at: https://www.putty.org/
Required minimum version: 0.70
The local PC (development computer) and the industrial PC (TwinCAT/BSD ) must be connected the same network or directly to each other via an Ethernet cable.

Start an SSH connection as follows:

1. Start the PuTTY client.

2. Enter the host name or the IP address of the industrial PC in Host Name (or IP address).
Remote access with SSH 2:

3. Enter the appropriate port in Port. For SSH this is usually port 22.

4. Activate the option SSH under Connection type and click Open.
The console is started.

login as:

5. Enter the login data for TwinCAT/BSD. Default:
Login: Administrator
Password: 1

You have successfully established an SSH connection to an industrial PC with TwinCAT/BSD using the PuTTY client.