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| 2022-10-23 | 2022-10-24 | ||
| Update firewall/service configuration instructions for Win10/Win11. (FeRDNYC) | @FeRDNYC Thanks for your edit. Though I'm partially reverting it. Even on Windows 11, searching "System and Security" still opens Control Panel. So I believe that's still the primary path to that applet (and mainly, it's the path that works on any version of Windows) (martin) | ||
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| * When installed as an optional feature, the firewall rule //"OpenSSH SSH Server (sshd)"// should have been created automatically. If not, proceed to create and enable the rule as follows. | * When installed as an optional feature, the firewall rule //"OpenSSH SSH Server (sshd)"// should have been created automatically. If not, proceed to create and enable the rule as follows. | ||
| * Either run the following PowerShell command as the Administrator: \\ <code powershell>New-NetFirewallRule -Name sshd -DisplayName 'OpenSSH SSH Server' -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -Action Allow -LocalPort 22 -Program "C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\sshd.exe"</code> Replace ''C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\sshd.exe'' with the actual path to the ''sshd.exe'' (''C:\Program Files\OpenSSH\ssh.exe'', had you followed the manual installation instructions above). | * Either run the following PowerShell command as the Administrator: \\ <code powershell>New-NetFirewallRule -Name sshd -DisplayName 'OpenSSH SSH Server' -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -Action Allow -LocalPort 22 -Program "C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\sshd.exe"</code> Replace ''C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\sshd.exe'' with the actual path to the ''sshd.exe'' (''C:\Program Files\OpenSSH\ssh.exe'', had you followed the manual installation instructions above). | ||
| - | * or go to //Windows Security > Firewall & network protection//((//Windows Firewall// or //Windows Defender Firewall// in the //Control Panel//, on older versions of Windows.))// > Advanced Settings > Inbound Rules// and add a new rule for port 22. &wincp | + | * or go to //Windows Security > Firewall & network protection//((//Control Panel > Windows Defender Firewall// (or //Windows Firewall//) on older versions of Windows.))// > Advanced Settings > Inbound Rules// and add a new rule for port 22. &wincp |
| * Start the service and/or configure automatic start: | * Start the service and/or configure automatic start: | ||
| - | * Launch //Windows Administrative Tools > Computer Management// and open //Services and Applications > Services//. Locate //%%OpenSSH SSH Server%%// service. &wincp | + | * Go to //Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools// and open //Services//. Locate //%%OpenSSH SSH Server%%// service. &wincp |
| - | * If you want the server to start automatically when your machine is started: | + | * If you want the server to start automatically when your machine is started: Go to //Action > Properties// (or just double-click the service). In the Properties dialog, change //Startup type// to //Automatic// and confirm. |
| - | * Double-click the //%%OpenSSH SSH Server%%// service, or select it and choose //Action > Properties// from the menu. | + | * Start the //%%OpenSSH SSH Server%%// service by clicking the //Start the service// link or //Action > Start// in the menu. |
| - | ·······* In the Properties dialog, change //Startup type// to //Automatic// and confirm. | + | |
| - | * Start the //%%OpenSSH SSH Server%%// service by choosing //Action > Start// from the menu, or clicking the //Start// button in the Properties dialog. | + | |
| //These instructions are partially based on [[https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/Install-Win32-OpenSSH|the official deployment instructions]].// | //These instructions are partially based on [[https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/Install-Win32-OpenSSH|the official deployment instructions]].// | ||