Whether you are replacing Telnet or Terminal, or need a more capable secure remote access tool, SecureCRT is an application you can live in all day long. With the solid security of SSH, extensive session management, and advanced scripting, SecureCRT will help raise your productivity to the nth degree.

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SecureCRT Tips

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• The rock-solid terminal emulation for SSH/Telnet protocols
• Advanced Sessions Management
• Support wide range of remote access protocol (including SFTP)
• Tabbed sessions (unlike PuTTY)
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripts
• VBScript
• Python
• Perl
• NOT open source (commercial)
Overview of SecureCRT

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• Download link
(https://www.vandyke.com/download/securecrt/download.html)
• Current version is 7.3 (Version 8 is still in beta)
• Support Windows, MAC and Linux (RPM and DEB)
Where to get the SecureCRT

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Change the
Appearance

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• Choose a Global theme
Appearance (1 of 4 )

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• Enable Transparency
Appearance (2 of 4 )

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• Change the background color, fonts and size
Appearance (3 of 4 )

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• ANSI color is the default emulation in Linux terminal
• Use it to change default color of directories, files and scripts
Appearance (4 of 4)

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Tips for sessions

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• Prevent the SSH to disconnect when idle
• Use the NO_OP protocol
• If SSH server not support it then you can
Send string (Carriage return for example)
Anti Idle

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• Used to capture long output (large logs for example) without
overwrite
• Max number is 128000 lines (which is more than enough)
Increase the log buffer

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• Supported only starting from version 7.3
• You can use regex to match specific keywords and colorize it
• Match MAC address
• Match IP address
• Match Errors
• Match Cisco Interfaces
• VERY FAST engine
• You can create profile per session
Configure Keyword Highlighting

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• For Every session you can create a customized log name that include
the following
• Connected Hostname
• Month
• Day
• Hour
• Configure Start logging automatically
• Save the logs in your dropbox/onedrive folder for automatic upload to
TAC
Configure Log Name(1 of 2)

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Configure Log Name(2 of 2)

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• SFTP protocol is used to get files
• Very efficient transfer for logs and PCAP from remote server
• You must configure the default directory in your PC first
• Recommended to use FTP in binary mode if you will transfer rpm/tar
files
Use SecureCRT to get remote files

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• Get command (used to transfer file from remote server to local PC)
• Put command (used to transfer file from local pc to remote server)
Use SecureCRT to get remote files

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• Used to send repetitive commands to terminal
• You can group command based on session type
• Linux
• Cisco Routers
• PCRF
• DPI
Button Bar (1 of 2)

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• Create New Button
• Use /r at the end to send Carriage return
• Once clicked, the command will be executed
Button Bar (2 of 2)

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• Used to send same command to all opened session
• Time saver
Chat Window

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• Use SecureCRT in port forwarding (SSH Tunnels)
• Configure BackSpace to send delete (required in Solaris)
Other Tips

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• Make SecureCRT wait for string and send string based on it (useful for
telnet session)
• Use XTERM Emulation
Other Tips

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• SecureCRT Fourm
Additional Info

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