When you SSH to your domain, you are controlling it, using the operating system of the server. Any commands you enter are run on the server (not your local PC) and operate according to the command parameters on the server.

Secure Shell (SSH) provides a command line interface that lets you run commands to modify the contents of your web site It encrypts all the data sent and received, providing a high level of security.

Here are a couple places to download programs to access your account with SSH. You may also use one of the many programs available.

PuTTY is a free implementation of SSH for Windows. You can find more information about it at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty.

SecureCRT is a premiere SSH client that is widely used. You can find out more information about it on http://www.vandyke.com/download/securecrt/.