SSH stands for Secure SHell.
It is just a protocol that allows you to access your iPhone or iPod Touch from your desktop PC or MAC and execute commands on it (thus allowing you to copy any kind of data to and from the iPhone or iPod Touch without iTunes). It’s also used for a lot of customization things if you know what you’re doing.
You can use a program like Cyberduck on MAC or WinSCP on Windows and you can browse your iPhone or iPod Touch like any other hard drive and explore it’s content (which can be very interesting).
In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to SSH into iPhone using WinSCP.
NOTE: This guide requires your iPhone/ iPod Touch to be connected to a wireless network. If you don’t have a Wi-Fi connection then try this guide:
How to SSH into iPhone using WinSCP (WITHOUT Wi-Fi)
In order to SSH into your iPhone you need to Jailbreak your iPhone first.
Jailbreak iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G
How to SSH into iPhone using WinSCP
Step 1
Go to Cydia from your Springboard
Step 2
Go to Sections tab at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3
Under the Sections list, choose Networking.
Step 4
locate and Select OpenSSH from the list.
Step 5
Hit the Install button at the top right of the screen.
Step 6
Then hit the Confirm button
Step 7
After the installation is completed successfully, Press the big Return to Cydia button.
Step 8
Now go back to Springboard by pressing the Home button.
Step 9
Now you need to obtain the IP Address of your iPhone or iPod Touch.
To obtain the IP address go to Settings.
Step 10
Under the Settings Menu, go to Wi-Fi.
Step 11
Make sure you’re connected to a wireless network. Press the Blue circled arrow button.
Step 12
There you will find your IP address. Please note that IP address.
Step 13
Make sure your PC is on the same wireless network that of your iPhone.
Once you have downloaded, launch the WinSCP
Step 14
Once WinSCP is opened, enter the following detailes:
Host Name: IP Address of your iPhone/iPod
Username: root
Password: alpine
Now hit the Login button.
Step 15
WinSCP will start connecting to your iPhone.
Step 16
If a Warning dialogue box appears, click Yes
Step 17
Finally, after a few second you’ll be logged into your iPhone using WinSCP.
Step 18
You can access all your iPhone folder from the right navigation pane. or use the drop down menu on the right side.
Step 19
If you want to transfer a file from your PC to your iPhone, simply locate the file you want to copy from your PC using the left pane. Then navigate to the desired location on you iPhone using the right pane. Now to copy the file to your iPhone, just drag it from the left pane to the right pane.
Note: As user dlr stated, it is a good idea to set auto-lock to never. You can do this by going to Settings > General > Auto-Lock and set to never.
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