Tera Term is a program for Windows that helps users to connect via Telnet and SSH protocols. This software facilitates the interaction between web-based applications, such as PHP, ASP, Perl and hosts. If you want to deploy a local server, you may use different all-in-one packages like PHP Triad or XAMPP.

Brief review

The utility features a simple and intuitive graphical user interface that allows you to perform multiple actions. You can select the host and port, as well as pass one or more commands to the connected Telnet or SSH host.

There are different authentication and encryption modes available for the built-in web-server. This means you are able to activate the HTTP listening setting, input the IP address and port, and choose a connection via HTTP or SSL protocol.

What is more, you have the ability to add a certificate name and password file, enable incoming requests, toggle the creation of status reports and select remote connection or disconnection. Please note, the results and the error log may be exported to an HTML document.

Summary

Tera Term is a convenient application that allows users to connect to any remote Telnet or SSH hosts. It does not take a long time to learn how to work with the provided tools, and it is also light on the system resources. Thanks to the clean interface layout, the utility can be used by both beginners and experts.

Features

free to download and use;
compatible with modern Windows versions;
gives you the ability to connect via Telnet and SSH protocols;
it is possible to export the error log as an HTML document;
facilitates the interaction between web-based applications.