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How to install NoPorts when connecting from Windows to Windows

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Step 1 to Step 4

These initial steps set up the machine initiating the connection.

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In this installation guide, @example01_np will represent the client atSign, while @example02_np will represent the device atSign.

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Step 1: Download and run the Installer

Download the installer from GitHubarrow-up-right. Then unzip the file.

Launch the NoPortsInstaller.exe program and allow it administrative permissions. Click Client Install and follow the process until installation is complete.

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Step 2: Activate your client atSign (@example01_np)

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If you've already activated your client atSign on another device, this step will not work. Instead, follow this guide: Reuse your client atSign on another machine

Step 2.1 Click on Activate atSign.

Step 2.2 Enter the atSign you wish to activate and click Submit.

Step 2.3 Check your email for the OTP (one-time password), then enter it and press Generate.

Step 2.4 Once activated, the master keys will save at ~/.atsign/keys. Wait for the keys to generate, then go back Home.

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Step 3: Activate your device atSign (@example02_np)

Repeat the activation process, but for your device atSign. The device master keys will also save at ~/.atsign/keys.

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Step 4: Generate an atSign authorization passcode for your device atSign

Follow the steps below to generate a 6-character one-time passcode which you will use in Step 6.

4.1 Click Manage Keys.

4.2 Enter your device atSign and click Next.

4.3 Click New OTP.

4.4 Wait a few seconds for the OTP to appear, then proceed to Step 5 on the machine you are connecting to

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Step 5 and Step 6

After setting up the machine you're connecting from, you'll configure the machine you're connecting to.

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Step 5: Download and run the Installer

Download the installer from GitHubarrow-up-right. Then unzip the file.

Install the Device Software

5.1 Click Device Install.

5.2 Enter both of your atSigns into the associated fields, then enter the name of the machine you are on into the a device name field, and click Next. You will need to enter this device name in Step 7.

5.3 If you wish to add additional arguments to pass to sshnpd, enter them, and then click Next.

5.4 Wait for the installation to complete, then click Next.

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Step 6: Initiate atSign authorization request

You will see the following screen. Enter the one-time passcode generated in Step 4 on the machine you are connecting from. Then click Generate.

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Step 7 and Step 8

With both machines now configured, the final steps bring us back to the machine initiating the connection.

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Step 7: Approve the atSign authorization request

Click Refresh and the new request will appear.

  • If the request looks incorrect, press Deny to deny it and start the process again.

  • If the request looks correct, press Approve to approve it.

Once approved, the request will disappear from the list. On the machine you are connecting to, it will take a few seconds to process the approval.

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Step 8: Use NoPorts!

That's it. You can start using NoPorts or explore some of the documented use cases, including MCP, SSH, RDP, SFTP, Web Server, and SMB.

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Connecting more machines to your device atSign

To connect more machines to your device atSign, repeat Steps 4 through 7.

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