Connecting to your Pi over SSH

Working on the Pi using the keyboard and a monitor can be awkward to set up and time-consuming for minor changes. By enabling SSH, you can connect to the Pi over your network and configure it remotely.

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If you use the image file provided, these steps have already been completed. This is only necessary if you wish to set up your Pi from a fresh Raspbian image. Instructions for a pi with an image already on it can be found below.

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1. Attach the monitor, ethernet cable and keyboard into Pi BEFORE powering it on.

2. Power on Pi.

3. Enter default login information:

   Username: pi

   Password: raspberry

4. Open the Raspberry Pi configuration menu:

sudo raspi-config

5. Select Interfacing options.

6. Navigate to SSH and press Enter.

7. Accept changes, finish and reboot the Pi:

sudo reboot

8. Now SSH is enabled, connect to the Pi by opening a terminal or SSH client on a machine on the same network:

ssh pi@raspberrypi

9. Enter the password to complete the connection (by default it will be raspberry). For SSH clients you'll also need to use the username pi.

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If you use the image file provided, these steps have already been completed. However you may still want an SSH connection to your Pi. If so follow the instructions below:

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1. Attach the monitor, ethernet cable and keyboard into Pi BEFORE powering it on.

2. Power on Pi.

3. Enter default login information:

   Username: pi

   Password: raspberry

4. Open the Raspberry Pi configuration menu:

sudo raspi-config

5. Select Interfacing options.

6. Navigate to SSH and press Enter.

7. Accept changes, finish

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For a Linux machine

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1. Attach the monitor, ethernet cable and keyboard into Pi BEFORE powering it on.

2. Power on Pi.

3. In terminal on the Linux machine type:

ssh [email protected]

4. Enter default login information:

   Username: pi

   Password: raspberry

5. SSH is Enabled