+Use the following example command to connect as _you_ to the _shell.ClusterID.example.com_ VM instance. Replace *<code>you@shell.ClusterID.example.com</code>* at the end of the following command with your *login* and *hostname* from Workbench.
+
+notextile. <pre><code>$ <span class="userinput">ssh <b>you@shell.ClusterID.example.com</b></span></code></pre>
+
+h3. Connecting through switchyard
+
+Some Arvados installations use "switchyard" to isolate shell VMs from the public Internet.
+
+Use the following example command to connect to the _shell_ VM instance as _you_. Replace *<code>you@shell</code>* at the end of the following command with your *login* and *hostname* from Workbench:
+
+notextile. <pre><code>$ <span class="userinput">ssh -o "ProxyCommand ssh -p2222 turnout@switchyard.ClusterID.example.com -x -a <b>shell</b>" -x <b>you@shell</b></span></code></pre>