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title: SSH Proxy Connection Interfaces
slug: kronpam-reference-guide-3-9-0/ssh-proxy-connection-interfaces
description: Learn how to establish SSH connections in Kron PAM using various methods such as the Web GUI, Desktop Client, or your own preferred SSH client. Navigate through Device Management, easily find and access desired devices, and open a terminal in the Web GUI.
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createdAt: 2022-07-27T13:10:31.000Z
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The SSH Proxy is available both in the Kron PAM Web GUI, and Kron PAM Desktop Client. The architecture developed in the Kron PAM SSH Proxy is also available to connect to other native clients. The configuration to connect to the Kron PAM SSH Proxy from these interfaces is outlined below.

### Kron PAM Web GUI

The Kron PAM Web GUI can be used to establish SSH connections:

1. Navigate to **Devices > Inventory.**
2. Search for the device to connect to on the panel.
3. Click the desired device and select **Connect**.

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When the SSH session is terminated, users can reconnect to the same device with the Reload Button that appears at the top of the screen.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/2KVl8KrXb5z4GWUs04VDP_image.png "Figure – SSH Session Reload Option")

When you connect to a device over the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol through Kron PAM, you can copy and paste text inside the session with keyboard shortcuts. To copy, use **Ctrl + Insert**. To paste, use **Shift + Insert**.

To make these shortcuts easy to find, Kron PAM shows them on the session screen. When you open an SSH session, a short hint appears in the top-right corner of the screen:

·         Copy →**Ctrl + Insert**

·         Paste →**Shift + Insert**

You do not need to open a separate document to look up the shortcuts. The hint stays on the screen, so you can see the correct key combination while you work. The same shortcuts and the same on-screen hint apply in both the Kron PAM web interface and the Desktop Client.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/8m39PpAAUXG-D9tHLLOzV_image.png "Figure - Copy and Paste Shortcuts in an SSH Session")

### Kron PAM Desktop Client Application

Privileged users can establish SSH sessions by using the Kron PAM Desktop Client with existing authentication and authorization policies. The desktop client can be downloaded from the link in the Kron PAMWeb GUI login screen.

1. Open the **Kron PAM Desktop Client Application** and enter the connection settings.
2. Log in to the Kron PAM Desktop Client Application using the configured settings and search for the device to connect to.
3. Double-click the device to initiate the SSH session.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/w4W6PdkWR5QKcKcR87nhS_image.png)

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Users can search for a device in the Kron PAM Desktop Client Application.

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### Native Clients

Users can also use their own preferred SSH clients (PuTTY, MobaXterm, etc.) to connect to their target systems through the Kron PAM SSH Proxy. To connect to Kron PAM SSH Proxy:

1. Enter the Kron PAM IP address as the host IP address and 2222 as the connection port (2222 is the default SSH proxy port, and can be changed by the system administrator).
2. After logging in to the Kron PAM SSH proxy, press “\*” to list all the configured devices for the connection, or type part of the IP address or hostname and press enter to search the list.
3. Enter the number of the device to establish the SSH connection.

To establish an SSH Proxy connection via a native client Kex, Host Keys and Cipher algorithms must be selected from the encryption algorithms supported by Kron SSH Proxy.

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