{"id":8809,"date":"2015-08-18T15:25:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T14:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/?p=8809"},"modified":"2015-08-18T15:53:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T14:53:45","slug":"jump-right-into-a-ssh-session-from-the-prtg-enterprise-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/?p=8809","title":{"rendered":"Jump right into a SSH session from the PRTG Enterprise Console"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/WP_20150818_14_49_59_Raw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8829\" src=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/WP_20150818_14_49_59_Raw-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"RDP or SSH\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/WP_20150818_14_49_59_Raw-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/WP_20150818_14_49_59_Raw-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/WP_20150818_14_49_59_Raw.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ever wanted to jump right into a <strong>SSH session<\/strong> from an item that you&#8217;ve seen in the <strong>PRTG Enterprise Console<\/strong>? By setting up a <strong>Device Tool<\/strong> its all too easy to do by just clicking on the device and pressing a function key on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>Note that the Device Tool feature of the Enterprise Console <strong>can be used for a lot more than just setting up SSH sessions<\/strong>; for example I have modified the out of the box <strong>RDP<\/strong> connection to have a set height and width of the window or you could configure\u00a0another new Device Tool to start a\u00a0remote <strong>PowerShell<\/strong> session from a key press.<\/p>\n<p>Either way here&#8217;s how to set it up for SSH&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view\n\t ngg-ajax-pagination-none\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-f1f5e238c930102cb6fe1a897e1356ff-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"109\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"109\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"PRTG SSH Enterprise Console\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/0.PNG?t=1439909628\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"First up install PuTTY onto your PC - here it is in C:\\Program Files (x86)\\PuTTY.\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/0.PNG?t=1439909628\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/thumbs\/thumbs_0.PNG?t=1439909628\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"907\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"0.PNG\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"0\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"First up install PuTTY onto your PC - here it is in C:Program Files (x86)PuTTY.\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"f1f5e238c930102cb6fe1a897e1356ff\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/thumbs\/thumbs_0.PNG?t=1439909628\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/1.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Next from the PRTG Enterprise Console head to File &gt; Options...\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/1.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/thumbs\/thumbs_1.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"908\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"1.PNG\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"1\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"Next from the PRTG Enterprise Console head to File &gt; Options...\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"1-10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"f1f5e238c930102cb6fe1a897e1356ff\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/thumbs\/thumbs_1.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/2.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"From the left hand side select Device Tools and then on the right hand side click Add.\"\n\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/2.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/thumbs\/thumbs_2.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"909\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"2.PNG\"\n\t\t\tdata-title=\"2\"\n\t\t\tdata-description=\"From the left hand side select Device Tools and then on the right hand side click Add.\"\n\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"2-10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"f1f5e238c930102cb6fe1a897e1356ff\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/thumbs\/thumbs_2.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/wp-content\/gallery\/prtg-ssh-enterprise-console\/4.PNG?t=1439908487\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Set the name to something descriptive (e.g. PuTTY), the command to the putty.exe file on your PC and the attributes to -ssh %host (which will start a ssh session to the hostname of the server\/device that you have selected in the PRTG Enterprise Console). 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By setting up a Device Tool its all too easy to do by just clicking on the device and pressing a function key on your keyboard. Note that the Device Tool feature of the Enterprise Console can be used for&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/?p=8809\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,20],"tags":[197,279,278,280,277],"series":[],"class_list":["post-8809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-servers","category-software","tag-prtg","tag-prtg-enterprise-console","tag-putty","tag-shortcut","tag-ssh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8809"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8833,"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8809\/revisions\/8833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8809"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myworldofit.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fseries&post=8809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}