Pi password factory how to#

With that done, reboot the Pi to make your change effective: sudo reboot When prompted whether or not Nano should save changes to the file, press “y” and then Enter then press Enter once more to confirm that you want to over-write the file. If using Nano, press Ctrl + X to exit the file editor. Set an appropriate IP address and gateway as required by replacing the example values above with your own. In the example above, it should be immediately obvious that we are setting an IP address of 192.168.0.25, our gateway is 192.168.0.1 (that’s the “routers” directive), and we’re setting two DNS servers: the primary one is our gateway / router, and the backup is OpenDNS. (All lines beginning with # are comments to make a line take effect, remove the #) For instance, when you are finished, that section of the file may look something like this: # Example static IP configuration: Un-comment the appropriate lines to set your desired address, gateway, and DNS servers. Scroll down to the bottom of the file and find the “Example static IP configuration” section. Of course, if you prefer an editor other than nano, use something else I prefer vim but am using nano for this tutorial because it’s much more beginner friendly.

While logged in to the command prompt (or in a terminal window if you’re running a version of Raspian with desktop), enter the following command: sudo nano /etc/nf I’m setting a static IP for mine outside of the DHCP lease range. If your network has a DHCP server, this step is optional. If you wish to specify a static LAN IP address for your Raspberry Pi, read on. This short guide is a snippet, provided for reference purposes. It is recommended that you change these defaults for security reasons. (Make it more secure than “raspberry”!) Changing the password is very easy just log in, and run the following command and follow the prompts. Your username and password are used for numerous things, including SSHing into your Pi from another machine. For security, change the password to something else. The default username is pi and the password is raspberry. Your username and password are used for numerous things, including SSHing into your Pi from another machine. One of the first priorities after setting up a new Raspberry Pi should be changing the default password.

Pi password factory how to#

For our first article on the Raspberry Pi, detailing how to install an operating system, click here.