Access SMHUB via External SSH client

🧭 How to Access SMHUB via SSH (Using PuTTY)

⚙️ This guide helps you connect to your SMHUB device remotely using SSH (Secure Shell) and update it via two simple commands.

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🪄 Step 1: Download PuTTY

1. Open this link in your browser: https://putty.org/index.html 

2. Click the “Download PuTTY” link.

3. Choose the correct installer for your computer:

   • Windows 64-bit (most common): putty-64bit-installer.msi

   • Windows 32-bit (older PCs): putty-32bit-installer.msi

4. Download and run the installer.
   Keep all default settings and finish the installation.

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🪪 Step 2: Open PuTTY

1. After installation, open the PuTTY program.
   You will see the main configuration window.

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🌐 Step 3: Enter SMHUB IP Address

1. Start your SMHUB. Wait until Blue LED chase effect stops (for firmwares >0.2.x). This means that SMHUB is ready for SSH connection.

2. In the “Host Name (or IP address)” field, type your SMHUB’s IP address.

   • Example: 192.168.1.115

3. Make sure Port is set to 22.

4. Ensure Connection type is set to SSH.

5. Click the “Open” button.

6. Optionally, Save your settings for future use. 

💡 If you don’t know your SMHUB IP, you can usually find it in your router’s “Connected Devices” list, under a name like smhub.local. Instead of IP address, in PuTTY Host Name, you can enter smhub.local . It will work, if your network supports mDNS. If your network does not support mDNS, IP address like 192.168.1.115 should be used.

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🔐 Step 4: Accept Security Warning

1. The first time you connect, a security alert may appear.
   Click “Yes” to trust this device.

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👤 Step 5: Log In

When the black terminal window opens:

1. At the prompt login as:, type:

   
   

   smlight

2. When asked for password, type:

   
   

   smlight

   (Note: you will not see any stars or dots while typing - that’s normal.)

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🧱 Step 6: Update SMHUB Software

Once logged in, run the following two commands one by one:

1️⃣ Update the package list:

Wait until the command finishes (you will see lines of text ending with “done”). System will ask for password. Please use the same password smlight

2️⃣ Upgrade all installed packages:

This may take a few minutes - don’t close the window during the process.

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✅ Step 7: Done!

Once finished, type: sudo reboot now

You can close the window without any commands as well.

Your SMHUB will reboot.
Your SMHUB is now updated and ready to use 🎉

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💡 Quick Summary

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