By default it is “pi“ – Password: enter the password of the Raspberry Pi user. As shown in the figure below, enter following parameters: – Host: enter here the IP-address you wrote down from your Raspberry Pi – Username: enter a username of your Raspberry Pi.

These parameters are the ones from your Raspberry Pi.

Configure the connection on the FTP client of your PCĪfter opening your FTP client, you can enter the Host parameters.

Then, select the tab “Interfaces” and enable SSH as shown in the figure below. We can do this easily in the configuration window: Click on the raspberry-icon on the left upper corner of you screen and select “Preferences > Raspberry Pi Configuration”.

Enable the ssh connection on your Raspberry PiĪfter having checked the networking connections and knowing the IP-address of our Pi, we have to enable the possibility to setup a ssh connection with your Raspberry Pi now.

In general a wired connection (ethX) is faster and more reliable to transfer files. Remark: If you have more than one IP address appearing (wired and WiFi for example), chose just one of them. We ‘ll need it to establish a connection. The IP address appears after “Configured”. Hoover over the same icon you used to check your network connection.

Figure out the IP address of your Raspberry Pi.

But you can use your favorite FTP client as the principles will remain the same. If you don’t have it yet, you can download it for free from the developer’s websites: In our tutorial we’ll use FileZilla. Next, on your PC you need a FTP client application as FileZilla or WinSCP to transfer files. If you see “eth0: Configured …” or “wlan0: Configured …” with an IP address your Raspberry Pi has a connection with the network and you’re OK.

But the place and the provided information remains the same. Depending if you’re using a WiFi connection or a wired the connection, the icon changes. The easiest way to check your network connection on the Raspberry Pi, is to hoover over the connection icon on the top of your screen. Once you have completely followed this tutorial, you will be able to drag and drop files from one device to the other in a very easy way.įirst of all, your computer and your Raspberry Pi, need to be connected to your local network.

In this tutorial we’ll learn how to transfer files from your Raspberry Pi to your Windows PC and the other way around.

How to use filezilla on raspion