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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), (Legacy 64-Bit) or (Legacy 32-Bit).

General Notes

• Display, Keyboard and Mouse:  An always avaliable hardware method.
• SSH:  SSH is preinstalled in Raspberry Pi OS, but is disabled by default.  SSH is often enabled at SD Card setup time by the operator.  Additional information can be found here:  Raspberry Pi SSH Server Setup
  
• Raspberry Pi Connect:  Raspberry Pi Connect is preinstalled in Raspberry Pi OS, but is disabled by default.  Raspberry Pi Connect is sometimes enabled at SD Card setup time by the operator.  Additional information can be found here:  Raspberry Pi Connect Setup
  
• VNC:  VNC is preinstalled in Raspberry Pi OS, but is disabled by default.  VNC can be enabled any time after the inital boot.  Additional information can be found here:  Raspberry Pi VNC Server Setup
  
• TeamViewer:  TeamViewer is premium third party app.  TeamViewer can be installed any time after the inital boot.  Additional information can be found here:  Raspberry Pi TeamViewer Setup
  
• FTP:  FTP is a file transfer only native debium app, however it is not preinstalled in Raspberry Pi OS.  FTP can be installed any time after the inital boot.  Additional information can be found here:  Raspberry Pi FTP Server Setup
  

Contents:

Raspberry Pi OS Documentation

Connect to the Raspberry Pi

Via Raspberry Pi Connect Remote shell or Raspberry Pi Connect Screen share

Via a Display, Keyboard and Mouse

Via SSH

Determine the Raspberry Pi IP Address:

• Via Raspberry Pi Connect Remote shell or Raspberry Pi Connect Screen sharing, then open a Terminal window

  https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/connect
  sudo hostname -I



• Connect directly to the Raspberry Pi via a Display, Keyboard and Mouse, then open a Terminal window

  sudo hostname -I



• Use an IP Scanner tool such as Advanced IP Scanner on a PC or alike to locate the IP Address assigned to the Raspberry Pi

  https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com



• Login to your router and examine the IP address assignments, sometimes labeled "Connected Devices" or similar

Use the SSH command in your OS to connect to the Raspberry Pi or on Windows systems use a third party tool such as PuTTY or WinSCP

Via VNC

Determine the Raspberry Pi IP Address:

• Via Raspberry Pi Connect Remote shell or Raspberry Pi Connect Screen sharing, then open a Terminal window

  https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/connect
  sudo hostname -I



• Connect directly to the Raspberry Pi via a Display, Keyboard and Mouse, then open a Terminal window

  sudo hostname -I



• Use an IP Scanner tool such as Advanced IP Scanner on a PC or alike to locate the IP Address assigned to the Raspberry Pi

  https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com



• Login to your router and examine the IP address assignments, sometimes labeled "Connected Devices" or similar

Use a third party tool such as RealNVC Viewer, TigerVNC or TightVNC to connect to the Raspberry Pi

Connect to the Raspberry Pi via TeamViewer

Use the TeamViewer app to connect to the Raspberry Pi

Connect to the Raspberry Pi via FTP (File transfer only)

Determine the Raspberry Pi IP Address:

• Via Raspberry Pi Connect Remote shell or Raspberry Pi Connect Screen sharing, then open a Terminal window

  https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/connect
  sudo hostname -I



• Connect directly to the Raspberry Pi via a Display, Keyboard and Mouse, then open a Terminal window

  sudo hostname -I



• Use an IP Scanner tool such as Advanced IP Scanner on a PC or alike to locate the IP Address assigned to the Raspberry Pi

  https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com



• Login to your router and examine the IP address assignments, sometimes labeled "Connected Devices" or similar

Use the FTP command in your OS to connect to the Raspberry Pi or use a third party tool such as WinSCP or FileZilla

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