Hands-On Robotics Programming with C++

Connecting the Raspberry Pi 3B+ to a Wi-Fi network using PuTTY

After inserting the microSD card into the RPi, let's see how to connect the Raspberry Pi to a Wi-Fi network using PuTTY:

1. First, connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of the Raspberry Pi, and the other end to the Ethernet port of the laptop.
2. Next, power up the Raspberry Pi 3B+ by connecting it to the laptop using a micro USB B cable. We will see the red power LED turn on. We will also see that the yellow LED of the Ethernet port turns on and blinks continuously.
3. After that, open the PuTTY software. Inside the Host Name box, type raspberrypi.local and click on the Open button:

4. We will then see a PuTTY Security Alert message. Click Yes:

5. Inside PuTTY, ...