SSH allows you to secularly log into the Raspberry Pi from your computer. PuTTY can be used to establish the connection between your computer and Raspberry Pi, and provides a terminal to run commands on Raspberry Pi. You can download PuTTY at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html.

The following steps will show you how to use PuTTY on Windows:

1. Open PuTTY by running the downloaded executable file (putty.exe).
2. In the PuTTY Configuration window, type in your connection settings:
   • Host Name (or IP address): IP address assigned by your router like 192.18.1.5
   • Port: 22
   • Connection type: SSH
3. Then click the Open button to start the SSH session:

4. If this is your first time connecting to Raspberry Pi from your computer, you will see the PuTTY security alert. Accept the connection by clicking the Yes button:

5. Once the SSH connection is open, you should see a terminal. Type in the following default credentials to log into your Raspberry Pi. Press Enter following each input:

login as: pi
[email protected]'s password: raspberry

6. You are now logged in to your Raspberry Pi with SSH.
7. When typing your password, you will not see the cursor moving, or any characters typed on your terminal screen:

8. Log into Raspberry Pi using your default username and password.