Configure MobaXterm for Advanced Server Access

Windows users can install MobaXterm, which provides a terminal for Windows that supports X11, tabbed SSH clients, and network tools. For MobaXterm to work correctly with Advanced Server Access, users must configure ProxyCommand to work with MobaXterm.

Before you begin

• Download and install MobaXterm.
• Install the Advanced Server Access client on your local device. See Install the ScaleFT client.

Start the procedure

1. Start a local terminal in MobaXterm. By default, this opens to your home directory (/home/mobaxterm).
2. Create an .ssh directory with the following command:

   mkdir .ssh

3. Edit the SSH configuration file with the following command:

   cat <<ADDTEXT >> .ssh/config.

   Note:

   ADDTEXT is a delimiter that's used to determine when to stop accepting input for the configuration file.

4. Enter the following commands into the terminal:

   # Configures ProxyCommand for use with Advanced Server Access
   Match exec "/cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/bin/sft.exe resolve -q  %h"
   ProxyCommand "/cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/bin/sft.exe" proxycommand  %h
   UserKnownHostsFile /cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/ScaleFT/proxycommand_known_hosts
   ADDTEXT

   Note:

   You may need to modify the file paths to match the specific installation path on your device.

5. Save the configuration file.

6. To save a session, select Session.

7. Click Shell > Advanced Shell settings.

8. In Execute the following commands at startup, enter 8a for RDP session or 8b for SSH session.

   • 8a: Use sft rdp < ip address | hostname | asa id >.

     Note:

     This launches an RDP session using the Windows RDP client instead of the MobaXterm console.

   • 8b: Use ssh < ip address | hostname | asa id >.

Related topics

Set up client tools for use with ScaleFT