Using WinSCP to Connect to a Raspberry Pi

By Renier Delport
Published: 1 June 2016
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As with PuTTY, WinSCP can be used to remotely connect to a networked Raspberry Pi via SSH (secure shell or secure socket shell) or SCP (secure copy protocol) to almost have full access via a remote computer – in this case a Windows PC. WinSCP works great in combination with PuTTY. Last updated: November 24, 2016 at 8:54 am

WinSCP is a free and open-source file transfer emulator, almost like Windows Explorer. We will be using WinSCP to connect to a Raspberry Pi, which will enable us to easily copy files and directories from other sources and easily set their permissions.

Assumptions

In order to be able to ‘SCP’ into a Raspberry Pi you will obviously need a fully working Pi connected to your local network, either by Ethernet or Wi-Fi. It is also recommended to have a static IP on the Pi you want to SCP into.

Download & Configure WinSCP

WinSCP can be downloaded here.

The first time you open WinSCP you will have a blank login area. Configuring is a simple as inserting all the specific details of the networked (server) Raspberry Pi as indicated below. Leave the port to 22. Give it a name and Save.

By double clicking on the login name, WinSCP will open. After the first time the security key will be created upon acceptance. The default username and password is pi and raspberry. You can create multiple saved logins.

In the future, if you want to change the settings, simply select the applicable login and Edit. After changing the settings remember to Save it again.

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Using WinSCP to Connect to a Raspberry Pi
WinSCP is a free and open-source file transfer emulator, almost like Windows Explorer. We will be using WinSCP to connect to a Raspberry Pi, which will enable us to easily copy files and directories from other sources and easily set their permissions.
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Renier is a veterinarian by profession, but apart from his own pets and keeping his animal hospital afloat, he also finds himself busy with creative web design and his websites, motorcycling, photoshopping, micro electronics, non-commercialised music, superhero movies, bad ass seriesses and many other things that is not interesting to most people.
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