Import Devices from PuTTY
You can import devices to the Device List from a PuTTY export file.
There are two options: to import automatically with settings from the
Windows Registry, or to import manually with a configuration file that
you create.
Note: Imported devices are configured
to accept the default credential profile that is selected on the Security
tab of the Settings page. If the default credential profile setting
is Per Device, the imported
devices will accept only their own individual credentials.
Use the steps for the automatic or manual import process as needed.
Automatic Import
- On the Devices tab of
the Cisco CLI Analyzer,
click the Upload button (
)
on the Device List toolbar (located below the Quick Connect area).
On the drop-down menu, choose Import from
PuTTY.
The Device Import - PuTTY
dialog window appears.

- Choose the connection type(s) to import: SSH
and/or Telnet. Both check boxes are
checked by default.
- Click Upload and wait for the upload
process to complete. Any errors during the upload are displayed in
the bottom right corner of the application.
Manual Import
- On the Devices tab of
the Cisco CLI Analyzer,
click the Upload button (
)
on the Device List toolbar (located below the Quick Connect area).
On the drop-down menu, choose Import from
PuTTY.
The Device Import - PuTTY
dialog window appears.
- Select Manual Import at the top
of the window.
- Click View Details in order to expand
the window and show step-by-step instructions.

- Open a command shell window. At the command prompt, type (or copy
and paste) this text:
REG EXPORT
HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions putty-config.txt
- Press Enter. The file putty-config.txt
is created in your home user directory:
C:\Users\<your_user_name>
- In the Device Import - PuTTY
dialog window, choose the connection type(s) to import: SSH
and/or Telnet. Both check boxes are
checked by default.
- Upload the PuTTY export file, putty-config.txt,
by one of these methods:
- Open the folder that contains the file in Windows Explorer.
Drag the file from Windows Explorer onto the text “Click here
or drag & drop the file to upload” in the Import Devices dialog
window.
- Click Click here or drag & drop
the file to upload in the Import Devices dialog window.
Browse to the folder that contains the PuTTY export file, choose
the file, and click Open.
- Click Upload and wait for the upload
process to complete. Any errors during the upload are displayed in
the bottom right corner of the application.