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*Plug in and power on monitor then plug in HDMI, keyboard/mouse, (Optional Ethernet) and LASTLY the power cable to Raspberry Pi
*Ensure all cables are plugged and then LASTLY the power cable to Raspberry Pi


*After your pi has restarted (As many times as it needs to) you will see a setup wizard or the desktop if you used the settings menu when you flashed the operating system
*Don't touch your pi until the next step is done
 
*After your pi has restarted (As many times as it needs to) you will see a setup wizard or if you used the settings menu, you would see the desktop


The setup wizard [[File:Setup_wizard.jpg|300px]]
The setup wizard [[File:Setup_wizard.jpg|300px]]


The desktop [[File:Desktop.jpg|300px]]
The GUI desktop [[File:Desktop.jpg|300px]]
 
*Follow the setup wizard to complete installation (Skip this step if you were taken to the desktop)
 
*If prompted follow further instructions to finish setting up your Raspberry Pi
 
*Open the raspberry pi menu then select Preferences then Raspberry Pi configuration
 
[[File:Pi-config.png|300px]]
 
*That should open a tab looking similar to this
 
[[File:Pi-configuration.png|300px]]
 
*Go through the individual tabs changing any settings to suit your needs
 
*Change the default username, password, and the hostname to ones you will remember. Also change the Wi-Fi settings to the ones matching your area
 
*In the interface tab leave all off except for SSH and VNC because they will be used for communicating with the raspberry pi
 
[[File:Interfaces tab.png|300px]]

Latest revision as of 03:22, 11 June 2023

  • Ensure all cables are plugged and then LASTLY the power cable to Raspberry Pi
  • Don't touch your pi until the next step is done
  • After your pi has restarted (As many times as it needs to) you will see a setup wizard or if you used the settings menu, you would see the desktop

The setup wizard

The GUI desktop

  • Follow the setup wizard to complete installation (Skip this step if you were taken to the desktop)
  • If prompted follow further instructions to finish setting up your Raspberry Pi
  • Open the raspberry pi menu then select Preferences then Raspberry Pi configuration

  • That should open a tab looking similar to this

  • Go through the individual tabs changing any settings to suit your needs
  • Change the default username, password, and the hostname to ones you will remember. Also change the Wi-Fi settings to the ones matching your area
  • In the interface tab leave all off except for SSH and VNC because they will be used for communicating with the raspberry pi