# Connect to Telnet servers

Tempest support Telnet connections, but user have to install their own Telnet client.

#### Windows

To install **Telnet Client** follow the steps below:

1. Go to **Control Panel** > **Program and Features** > click **Turn Windows features on or off** > check if **Telnet Client** feature is enabled on client machine
2.

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#### macOS and Linux

For macOS:&#x20;

`brew install telnet`

For Ubuntu

`apt install telnet`

For CentOS

`dnf install telnet`