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If you use SSH on your Mac, try this shortcut.
The SSH connection manager is built into the terminal app.
This tool is simple and free to use.
I use Secure Shell (SSH) every day because it's one of the most secure ways of connecting to remote machines. It doesn't matter if I'm accessing a machine within my LAN or a system beyond my home network; SSH is the tool I use.
SSH is simple. You can connect to a server or desktop with the command:
ssh USERNAME@SERVER
Where USERNAME is the remote user and SERVER is the IP address or domain of the remote server.
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