How to Tunnel Workflows through ssh Secure Shell

This assumes that you have already downloaded the ssh client from ssh.com
Click on the SSH Secure Shell Client icon on your desktop and go to Profile/Add
Setup a new profile for this tunnel as in:
Give it a profile name like netertunnel and press enter
Now go to Profile/Edit and select the name you just created. Here put in host name, user name and check off request tunnels only (disable terminal)
Now press Ok and click on Tunneling in the lefthand box and setup an outgoing tunnel via the ADD button.
Enter the display name, type and listen port and change the destination Host from localhost to neter.lib.ucalgary.ca or whichever server you want to go to and put in the usual workflows destination port as 5100.
Press OK to save that newly created outgoing tunnel and it will appear in the list of outputgoiing tunnels.
Press OK to save it on this screen (save all these settings)
Now to connect and use this tunnel simply click on your ssh desktop icon and select the profile you just created.
Change your configuration box for Workflows login as show below and Login with your usual pin and you are connected to the server and your tunnel is in place for Workflows to use. Minimize the ssh tunnel connection.
If your workflows config box doesn't show up the first time to change the settings to localhost etc, then login to workfowls and change the configuration once you are in the Workstation:

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