Example

$ ssh root@192.168.1.1
 
The authenticity of host '192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)' cannot be established.
RSA key fingerprint is SHA256:4VbDA/MOc7inPiyllF5f0r3Q6iEx89ddKdhLGBovsiY.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
 
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.1' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
root@192.168.1.1 password:
 
BusyBox v1.28.3 () built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
 
  _______                     ________        __
 |       |.-----.-----.-----.|  |  |  |.----.|  |_
 |   -   ||  _  |  -__|     ||  |  |  ||   _||   _|
 |_______||   __|_____|__|__||________||__|  |____|
          |__| W I R E L E S S   F R E E D O M
 -----------------------------------------------------
 OpenWrt (18.06.1 r7324-05606de1aa)
 -----------------------------------------------------
 
root@OpenWrt:~ #

Cmder

cmder

• Cmder for Windows is an open-source terminal emulator for Windows, built upon ConEmu
  • Full distribution is preferred over the mmini, as it provides bash emulation and a Unix commands
    
    
  1. Download, and once installed, open Cmder
  2. Issue: ssh root@192.168.1.1
     • Assumes you have installed Win32-OpenSSH
     1. Enter password if set
     2. Done: you are now logged into the OpenWrt command line

ConEmu

Clink ConEmu Wiki config

• ConEmu is feature rich & fully customizable, capable of hosting any application developed for:
  • WinAPI: choco, cmd, far, git, powershell, etc.
  • Unix PTY: bash, cygwin, git-bash, msys, wsl bash, etc.
    
    
  1. Download, and once ConEmu & CLink are installed, open ConEmu
     • Install CLink to %ProgramFiles%\ConEmu\ConEmu\clink\
  2. ConEmu auto opens the Create New Console window
     1. Select {Shells::PowerShell} from drop down, then press [ENTER]
  3. Issue: ssh root@192.168.1.1
     • Assumes you have installed Win32-OpenSSH
     1. Enter password if set
     2. Done: you are now logged into the OpenWrt command line

PuTTY

PuTTY Config

• PuTTY provides command line access to OpenWrt via SSH and other methods
  
  
  1. Download, and once installed, open PuTTY
     1. Session Category
        1. Host Name (or IP): root@192.168.1.1
        2. Port: 22
     2. Click Open
        1. Enter password if set
        2. Done: you are now logged into the OpenWrt command line

SmarTTY

SmarTTY

CA/Cert listed as untrusted: No guarantee program's downloadable files have not been tampered with

• SmarTTY is a more modern and user-friendly terminal emulator than PuTTY
  
  
  1. Download, and once installed, open SmarTTY
  2. Choose Setup a New SSH Connection
     1. Host name: 192.168.1.1
     2. User Name: root
     3. Password: Enter root's password, else leave blank
  3. Click Connect
     1. Configure for SCP, in lieu of SFTP
     2. Click File → Open a Remote File
        • Allows navigation of the OpenWrt filesystem and editing of config files
     3. To upload/download files to/from OpenWrt, click on the SCP menu

WinSCP

WinSCP

• WinSCP allows browsing of the OpenWrt file system in an Explorer-like GUI
  
  
  1. Download, and once installed, open WinSCP
  2. Click New Site on left, then enter:
     1. File Protocol: SCP
     2. Host name: 192.168.1.1
     3. User name: root
     4. Password: Enter root's password, else leave blank
  3. Click Login
     1. Enter password if set
     2. Done: you now have an Explorer-like view of the OpenWrt filesystem
     • To edit files, right-click file in WinSCP, select Edit from the context menu