Connection to the robot via SSH protocol

Created by Hervé FRANCO, Modified on Wed, 10 Nov, 2021 at 3:18 PM by Hervé FRANCO

This articles explains how to connect to the robot using SSH protocol.


  • Using Windows PowerShell
  • From any location in your computer, press and hold SHIFT + right mouse click
  • Select "Open PowerShell window"
  • Type the command line : ssh nao@NAO_IP_ADDRESS  then press ENTER

  • if the following message appears, just validate by typing "yes" and press ENTER



  • Using PuTTY
  • Fill in the IP address (wifi or ethernet), and use Port: 22

  • Click "Open"


NOTE: From here the procedure is the same with a Linux / PowerShell window or PuTTY


  • Fill in the fields for login and password (by default, login : nao | password : nao)
  • The SSH connection is now active.

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