Connection Overview
This section provides crucial information to those who are interested in getting connected to a remote machine as quickly as possible, putting aside any environmental customizations such as font color, etc.
When you start SecureCRT, you will see the Quick Connect dialog appear along with the main SecureCRT window.
There are two interfaces you can use to connect to a remote machine: the Quick Connect dialog and the Connect dialog.
If this is your first time using SecureCRT, you may prefer to use the Quick Connect dialog.
If you are a seasoned user of SecureCRT and have already defined one or more sessions, you may prefer to use the Connect dialog.
Regardless of the interface you choose, you will be able to establish a connection A data path or circuit between two computers over a phone line, network cable, or other means. to a remote machine using the Serial, Telnet Telnet is a protocol that provides an interface for communications between clients and servers., SSH1 The first version of the SSH protocol which provides a way to encrypt network traffic between a client and a server., SSH2 The second version of the SSH protocol which provides a way to encrypt network traffic between a client and a server, with a slightly different set of security features than the SSH1 protocol provides., Telnet/SSL Telnet over SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), a cryptographic communications protocol used to encrypt network traffic over the Internet., and RLogin protocols. If you need to establish a connection to a remote machine (such as a BBS) by dialing it directly with a modem, see the topic on Connecting with the TAPI dialer .