Obtaining Tools

**Table 1** Tools to be downloaded
Tool	Description	How to Obtain
PuTTY	A cross-platform remote access tool used for accessing nodes from a Windows OS.	Download it from the Chiark homepage. You are advised to use PuTTY of the latest version.
WinSCP	A cross-platform file transfer tool used for transferring files between Windows and Linux OSs. NOTE: Use WinSCP 5.7.5 or later and select the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) as the file transfer protocol.	Download it from the WinSCP homepage.

Parent topic: Preparations