PuTTY is an easy-to-use SSH client for Windows (and Unix as well, but we'll focus on the Windows configuration). In less than 10 minutes from start to finish, you can set yourself up to log into your VPS's command line.

First, download the installer from the developer's web page here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

Direct Link to Putty.exe(Click Here)

• Double-click the .exe file to start.
• In the "Host Name (or IP address) box, you can enter either:
  • Your VPS's primary IP address OR
  • Your server's hostname (in most cases, this will be server.yourdomain.com, but can vary depending on what hostname you originally chose).
• Connection Type should have SSH selected by default (which sets the port to 22 automatically). This setting will work unless you have changed your SSH port to something else.
• Click the Open button at the bottom of the dialog to start your SSH session.
  • Enter your username at the "Login as:" prompt.
  • Enter the password for that account.
  • If you get a prompt that resembles -bash-X2.XX$ you're in!

You should probably save the session used for connecting to your VPS (you can also do this for any other servers you connect to frequently).

• In the text box under "Saved Sessions", enter a name. This can be anything you want; it doesn't have to match the host name, IP address, or anything.
• Click the Save button. Notice that you have a new item listed in the listbox to the left of the Load/Save/Delete buttons.
• In the future, you can connect to your saved session by:
  • Clicking the session name and the Load button, followed by Open.
  • Double-clicking the session name.