On a Mac

1. Open a new Terminal Window
2. If using the Pi hostname then type ssh [piusername]@[pihostname].local
3. Replace [piusername] with your Pi username and [pihostname] with your Pi’s hostname
4. If using the pi IP address then type ssh [piusername]@[IP address]
5. Replace [piusername] with your Pi username and [IP address] with your Pi’s IP address
6. Press return
7. Type in the password for the Pi
8. Press return

On Windows

1. Open a new Windows Terminal Window Windows Terminal  is part of Windows 11 but needs to be downloaded if using Windows 10
2. If using the Pi hostname then type ssh [piusername]@[pihostname].local
3. Replace [piusername] with your Pi username and [pihostname] with your Pi’s hostname
4. If using the pi IP address then type ssh [piusername]@[IP address]
5. Replace [piusername] with your Pi username and [IP address] with your Pi’s IP address
6. Press enter
7. Type in the password for the Pi
8. Press enter

Further Reading

• Rasberry Pi Remote Access Official Documentation