For MAC Users

1. Open Terminal

2. Navigate to the location where .pem key is downloaded and stored in your local.

3. To update Permissions, run command

   • chmod 400 keypairname.pem

4. User Name of the server :

   • Amazon Linux AMI : ec2-user

   • Ubuntu AMI : ubuntu

   • OPENVPN AMI : root

5. To SSH and connect to the EC2 Instance, Enter the following command:

   • Syntax: ssh -i keypairname.pem [email protected] (enter the username and public IP address)

   • Sample: ssh -i keypairname.pem [email protected]  - Click Enter

   • Up next, type yes and Enter, you will be successfully logged into EC2 Instance.

For Windows Users 

1. Download putty and puttygen from this link : https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

2. To convert your key pair .pem to .ppk:

   • Open .

   • Click on .

   • Click on All files to show your .pem file and select the .pem file.

   • You will get a success message if done correctly.

• Click on Save Private Key.

• Enter keypairname and Save.

• keypairname.ppk file will be saved to your local machine.

3. Navigate to the EC2 instance page and get the public IP of the machine.

4. Open 

   • Host Name    : Enter the public IP address

• Click  , select  and click on  to select the private key (.ppk) that you converted from the .pem file.
• Click on .

• Select  to connect to the machine.

5. If you are using Amazon Linux AMI  for the lab:

   • Enter user name: ec2-user and hit Enter.

6. If you are using Ubuntu AMI for the lab:

   • Enter user name: ubuntu and hit Enter.

7. If you are using OPENVPN AMI for the lab:

   • Enter user name: root and hit Enter.

8. You will see the console after a successful login.