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title: SSH Connection to a Linux Server
slug: getting-started-guide-legacy-ui/ssh-connection-to-a-linux-server
description: Learn how to establish an SSH connection to a Linux Server with this comprehensive document. Find step-by-step instructions on defining a global username and password for authentication, followed by three different methods to easily establish the SSH conn
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createdAt: 2022-08-04T08:38:48.000Z
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This section describes how to establish an SSH connection to Linux Server. 

**Step 1:** Before you authenticate to the target devices, you must first define the global username and password. 

**Step 2:** Establish an SSH connection using the global username and password by following one of the three methods below.