Mac OS X SCP (GUI)

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	There is no built-in Graphical User Interface (GUI) client for '''scp''' on Mac OS X.		There is no built-in Graphical User Interface (GUI) client for '''scp''' on Mac OS X.
-	There for this tutorial demonstrates how to configure your Mac for GUI based '''scp'''.	+	There for this tutorial describes how to configure your Mac for GUI based '''scp'''.
	== Requirements ==		== Requirements ==
-	# Mac OS X 10.4.X+	+	* Mac OS X
-	# Built-in Terminal Application	+	* Fugu GUI SCP Client - [http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Download]
-	# SSH-Agent GUI Client - [http://www.phil.uu.nl/~xges/ssh/ Download]	+
-	# Fugu GUI SCP Client - [http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Download]	+
-	=== Install Fugu ===	+	== Install Fugu ==
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		+	Installing .DMG Applications on Mac OS X is very simple. Simply drag the icon from the .DMG image window into your Applications folder and you are done.
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		+	== Connecting ==
	[[Image:fugu_connect_info.png|frame|right|Fugu Screenshot]]		[[Image:fugu_connect_info.png|frame|right|Fugu Screenshot]]
-	Once you have installed Fugu simply enter the server name in the '''Connect''' field and the port number in the '''Port''' field. (This should usually be port 22.)	+	Once you have installed Fugu simply enter the information into the fields provided.
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		+	* '''Connect''': Server Address
		+	* '''User Name''': Login ID
		+	* '''Port''': SCP port number (Default port 22)
		+	* '''Directory''': Starting directory (Optional)
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		+	After you click connect Fugu will attempt to authenticate with the server based on the servers installed mechanisms. This simply means that if you are not using [[Public Key Authentication]] it will fall back to password authentication and prompt you for your password.
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		+	== Public Key Authentication ==
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		+	If you have many different servers that you have to connect to on a daily basis it may be more effective for you to use [[Public Key Authentication]]. With this feature enabled you are able to securely authenticate to servers with out typing in a password. Unfortunately in order to use it you will have to configure you server and client to support it.
-	If everything worked correctly and your public-key has been properly configured on the server Fugu should work with SSH-Agent to give you GUI based access to the server.	+	[[Category:Mac OS X]]

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Requirements 3 Install Fugu 4 Connecting 5 Public Key Authentication

Summary

There is no built-in Graphical User Interface (GUI) client for scp on Mac OS X.

There for this tutorial describes how to configure your Mac for GUI based scp.

Requirements

• Mac OS X
• Fugu GUI SCP Client - Download

Install Fugu

Installing .DMG Applications on Mac OS X is very simple. Simply drag the icon from the .DMG image window into your Applications folder and you are done.

Connecting

Once you have installed Fugu simply enter the information into the fields provided.

• Connect: Server Address
• User Name: Login ID
• Port: SCP port number (Default port 22)
• Directory: Starting directory (Optional)

After you click connect Fugu will attempt to authenticate with the server based on the servers installed mechanisms. This simply means that if you are not using Public Key Authentication it will fall back to password authentication and prompt you for your password.

Public Key Authentication

If you have many different servers that you have to connect to on a daily basis it may be more effective for you to use Public Key Authentication. With this feature enabled you are able to securely authenticate to servers with out typing in a password. Unfortunately in order to use it you will have to configure you server and client to support it.