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# SSH and the WiFi Pineapple Pager

The WiFi Pineapple Pager supports standard SSH.

### Connecting to SSH  <a href="#connecting-to-ssh" id="connecting-to-ssh"></a>

The Pager accepts SSH connections from the USB-C and Management Access Point networks.

The Pager always uses the IP address `172.16.52.1` on these networks, and SSH runs on the standard TCP port `22`.

When connecting to SSH, use the user `root` and your system password you configured during first-time setup.

### SSH clients  <a href="#ssh-clients" id="ssh-clients"></a>

Almost all modern operating systems have the standard ssh client pre-installed as the command-line tool `ssh`. Additionally, more user-friendly graphical clients exist for most platforms.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you use a third-party SSH client, be sure to download it from a reputable source - such as your OS vendors app store. Because SSH handles login data, it is a common target for fake tools.
{% endhint %}

### SCP  <a href="#scp" id="scp"></a>

SCP is a standard file transfer protocol which uses `ssh` under the covers. Like SSH, almost all modern operating systems will ship a standard command-line too, `scp`. More user-friendly file transfer clients also exist for most platforms.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you use a third-party SCP client, be sure to download it from a reputable source - such as your OS vendors app store. Because SCP handles login data, it is a common target for fake tools.
{% endhint %}

SCP allows you to easily transfer files (like loot, themes, and payloads) to and from your Pager.

### It’s your system  <a href="#its-your-system" id="its-your-system"></a>

SSH provides direct root access to the system - by design, we strive to give you the ability to do anything you want with your system. It’s *your* system.

With this ability comes a degree of risk - changing the configuration directly or modifying system files out from under the Pineapple service and experience may have unexpected results.

The [Factory Reset](/wifi-pineapple-pager/factory-reset.md), and extreme cases, [Firmware Recovery](/wifi-pineapple-pager/firmware-recovery.md) procedures can be used to recover the device.

We encourage you to explore and hack on your system, just remember that when you’re root, there are fewer guardrails!

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