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157 157  == Text Console Alternatives ==
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159 +[[PuTTY>>https://www.putty.org/]] is a free and open-source Telnet and SSH client/terminal emulator which is capable of connecting to Crestron devices over TCP/IP.
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161 +[[SecureCRT>>https://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/]] is a paid terminal emulator that is also a good alternative to Text Console.
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163 +Note that any Text Console alternatives are only suitable when connecting to Crestron devices over TCP/IP (Ethernet). Connecting to Crestron devices over USB is only possible using Toolbox because these devices do not use a standard communications protocol for USB communications.
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159 159  == File Management Alternatives ==
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167 +[[WinSCP>>https://winscp.net/eng/index.php]], [[FileZilla>>https://filezilla-project.org/]], and [[CyberDuck>>https://cyberduck.io/]] are all free FTP/SFTP clients that can be used in place of Crestron's File Management tool. When using these programs to connect to a Crestron device for file transfer, connect to port 22.
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161 161  == Package Update Tool Alternatives ==