+h3. Connecting directly
+
+If the VM is available on the public Internet (or you are on the same private network as the VM), you can connect directly with @ssh@. You can copy-and-paste the text from the *Command line* column (see the screenshot above) directly into a shell session.
+
+Use the following example command to connect, as the user "_you_" to the VM instance at the hostname "_shell.ClusterID.example.com_". Replace *<code>you@shell.ClusterID.example.com</code>* at the end of the following command with your actual *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. In such cases, you cannot log in directly to virtual machines over the public Internet. Instead, you log into a "switchyard" server and then tell the switchyard which virtual machine you want to connect to.