# SSH Connection ## SSH connection To continue the Ethernity NODE installation, is easier if you connect to the new installed Ubuntu environment using SSH from another computer. ### Connect using Windows On a Windows computer, you can download PuTTY from here: ![Use the IP address highlighted at the "IP Address" step from above and click on Open.](/files/-MObyGK9U3fCEL15u4Yy) To login, use the username and the password you configured while installing Ubuntu. ### Connect using Linux or macOS Inside a console on Linux, or Terminal App on macOS, type: ```bash ssh username@ip.address ``` Where username is the username you filled in at Ubuntu setup and ip.address is the IP address found at the last step of the installation. To authenticate, use the password you configured while installing Ubuntu --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ethernity.cloud/ethernity-node/prerequisites-ethernity-node/installing-linux/ssh-connection.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.