For Windows

  1. Log in to your router (usually you need to enter 192.168.1.1 on the web browser to enter the router).
  2. Go to DHCP configuration and find the IP address of the VisionFive 2.
    Tip: You can easily find the IP address of the VisionFive 2 by referring to its hostname, starfive.
  3. Download and install Putty by visiting this link.
    Tip: Putty is an SSH and telnet client through which you can connect to the Carrier Board. You can skip this step if you already have Putty installed.
  4. Open Putty to log in to Debian.
  5. Select SSH under the Connection Type.
  6. Configure the settings as follows:

    • Host Name: IP address of your VisionFive 2

    • Port: 22

  7. Click Open.
  8. (Optional) Decide the user account. If you need to use the root account for privileged operations in remote access, follow the instructions in Using SSH over Ethernet as Root Account.
    Note: If you don't need to login as root, skip this step.
  9. Enter the credentials as follows:
    Note: If you want to login as root account, perform the previous step and change the Username as root in the following credentials.
    • Username: user
    • Password: starfive
    Result:

    Now you have connected with the VisionFive 2 via SSH using windows!

    Figure 1. Example Output