cloud-setup

download http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe1:25 PM
and download http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/puttygen.exe1:26 PM
these are executables, so no need to install

in putty setup a new session
under Host Name (or IP address): type ubuntu@<ip-address>

copy this to saved sessions ubuntu@<ip-address>

on the left side click on connection to expand

then on the left side clock on ssh to expand

then on the left side click on Auth to expand

under the Auth window , under private key for authentification:

browse to select your private key <key_name>.ppk # if you did not convert to ppk from pem you need to use Putty gen to do that first.

on the left side ckick on Session (at hte top)
click save

then you can open this everytime you lauch putty