- Download Putty and puttygen
- Use puttygen to convert .PEM file to .PPK file.
- Start puttygen and select “Load”
- Select your .PEM file.
- Putty will convert the .PEM format to .PPK format.

- Select “Save Private Key” A passphrase is not required but can be used if additional security is required.
Connect with Putty.
- Launch Putty and enter the host IP address. If connecting to the 10.X private address you must first establish an SSL VPN connection.
- Navigate to Connection/SSH/Auth
- Click “Browse” and select the .PPK file you exported from puttygen.

- Click “Open.” When connection comes up enter username