How to SSH from windows
What is SSH?
SSH is a secure shell protocol, it allows login to a remote machine over an encryted connection. Most unix vendors supply ssh client and server software with their distributions. If you need to be secure then you need to find out more for yourself ;D. ssh.com provide softwares for windows and unix, the ssh client for windows is a nice way to transter files from a windows machine to a unix machine, and a non commercial version is available which is neat if you are an academic or student.
Install ssh client from ssh.com
Get so ssh.com and download the version of ssh from there http://ssh.com/support/downloads/
There is version for non-commercial use which is free for academic use.
To install on windows download and run the install program: SSHSecureShellClient-3.2.9.exe
For commercial use you can either pay 109 Euros or Download evaluation version which will last for 30 days: http://ssh.com/support/downloads/tectia-client/evaluation.mpl
alternative software: Putty
Available from here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
Allows xterm emulation, telnet/ssh client for w32 (windows).
alternative software: WinSCP
Connect to machine with sftp protocol to transfer/manage files, also allows command line interface.
alternative software: srcf
Student run computing facility at University of Cambridge has more information here: http://www.srcf.ucam.org/utilities/ssh/