Remote access
- Access a remote terminal with SSH
  - Connect to an SSH server
- Access a remote desktop with RDP
  - Enable the RDP server
  - Connect to a RDP server
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Remote access

Access a remote terminal with SSH

SSH (Secure SHell) provides secure access to a terminal session on your board.

You can access the terminal of a board remotely from another computer on the same network using the Secure SHell (SSH) protocol.

Connect to an SSH server

Open a terminal window on your computer and enter the following command, replacing the ip address placeholder
with the IP address of the board you are trying to connect to and username with your username, e.g. the default
username is khadas:

ssh <username>@<ip address>

When the connection works, you will see a security warning. Type yes to continue. You will only see this warning the first time you connect.

Enter your account password when prompted. e.g. the default password is khadas.

You should now see the command prompt:

$ ssh khadas@192.168.30.194
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.30.194' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
khadas@192.168.30.194's password:
 
Welcome to Fenix 1.6.9 Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS Linux 5.15.119
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| |/ / |__   __ _  __| | __ _ ___  \ \   / /_ _|  \/  | || |
| ' /| '_ \ / _` |/ _` |/ _` / __|  \ \ / / | || |\/| | || |_
| . \| | | | (_| | (_| | (_| \__ \   \ V /  | || |  | |__   _|
|_|\_\_| |_|\__,_|\__,_|\__,_|___/    \_/  |___|_|  |_|  |_|
 
 
 * Website:        https://www.khadas.com
 * Documentation:  https://docs.khadas.com
 * Forum:          https://forum.khadas.com
 
Last login: Wed Sep 18 02:59:44 2024

Access a remote desktop with RDP

Remote Desktop Protocol ( RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft Corporation which provides a user with a graphical interface
to connect to another computer over a network connection. The user employs RDP client software for this purpose, while the other computer
must run RDP server software.

Enable the RDP server

Ubuntu 24.04

You need to upgrade system to latest version and install gnome-remote-desktop.

sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade 
sudo apt install gnome-remote-desktop
sync
sudo reboot

After reboot, goto Settings→System→Remote Desktop→Remote Login, click Unlock and enter password:

Enable Remote Login and setup username and password in Login Details section:

You need to logout before you to login with RDP client.

Ubuntu 22.04

Goto Settings→Sharing→Remote Desktop, enable Remote Desktop and Remote Control, and change the default authentication password if you want
under Authentication section.

Enable auto login

You will not be able to login remotely if there are no active user sessions, so you need to enable auto login. Goto Settings→Users, and click Unlock:

Then enter your password and turn on the Automatic login switch:

Connect to a RDP server

If you get a black screen, please close the RDP client and try again.

Connect on Windows system

Just open Remote Desktop Connection app, enter the IP address and click connect and enter the username and password.

Connect on Linux system

You need to install Remmina:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install remmina remmina-plugin-rdp remmina-plugin-vnc

Open Remmina select RDP and enter the IP address and press Enter to enter the username and password, then click OK:

Connect on macOS system

You can install Microsoft Remote Desktop client from Apple App Store to connect to a RDP server.

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