How to Connect to a Raspberry Pi

Step-by-step instructions for connecting to a Raspberry Pi.

These procedures apply to Raspberry Pi 5, 4 or 3 with Raspberry Pi OS (64-Bit), (32-Bit) or (Legacy, 32-Bit).

General Notes

1. General: The procedures below are optimized for updating Raspberry Pi 5, 4 or 3 with Raspberry Pi OS (64-Bit), (32-Bit) or (Legacy, 32-Bit).

2. Internet access during setup: Many of the steps below assume and require the target Raspberry Pi is connected to a network with access to the Internet.

Raspberry Pi OS Documentation

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/os.html

Connect to the target Raspberry Pi

Via Raspberry Pi Connect Remote shell or Raspberry Pi Connect Screen share then open a Terminal window.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/connect

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Via a Display, Keyboard and Mouse, then open a Terminal window.

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Via SSH

Determine the target Raspberry Pi IP Address:

Via Raspberry Pi Connect Remote shell or Raspberry Pi Connect Screen share then open a Terminal window.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/connect
sudo hostname -I
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Connect directly to the target Raspberry Pi via a Display, Keyboard and Mouse, then open a Terminal window.

sudo hostname -I
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Use an IP Scanner tool such as Advanced IP Scanner on a PC or alike to locate the DHCP IP Address assigned to the Raspberry Pi.

https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com
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Login to your router and examine the DHCP assignments, sometimes labeled "Connected Devices" or similar.

Use SSH via a tool such as PuTTY to connect to the Raspberry Pi.

https://putty.software/
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
https://www.putty.org
Connect using the IP address determined above or URL of the target Raspberry Pi.
Note: The first time a connection is made, a security warning may be displayed | Yes

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Via VNC

Determine the target Raspberry Pi IP Address:

Via Raspberry Pi Connect Remote shell or Raspberry Pi Connect Screen share then open a Terminal window.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/connect
sudo hostname -I
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Connect directly to the target Raspberry Pi via a Display, Keyboard and Mouse, then open a Terminal window.

sudo hostname -I
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Use an IP Scanner tool such as Advanced IP Scanner on a PC or alike to locate the DHCP IP Address assigned to the Raspberry Pi.

https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com
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Login to your router and examine the DHCP assignments, sometimes labeled "Connected Devices" or similar.

Use VNC via a tool such as RealNVC Viewer to connect to the Raspberry Pi.

https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/plan/lite (Free)
https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/combined (Paid)
https://www.realvnc.com
Connect using the IP address or URL of the target Raspberry Pi.
Note: The first time a connection is made, a security warning may be displayed | Continue

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