Initial Configuration Upon First Boot; Headless Mode - Nvidia JETSON XAVIER NX User Manual

INITIAL CONFIGURATION UPON FIRST BOOT

Whether you use the SD Card image or use SDK Manager to flash your developer kit,
upon first boot it will prompt you for initial configuration information like keyboard
layout, username and password, etc.
Headless initial configuration
If no display is attached to the developer kit during first boot, the initial configuration
process is "headless." That is, you must communicate with the developer kit through a
serial application on the host computer (e.g., puTTY) connected via a host serial port and
the developer kit's Micro-USB port.

HEADLESS MODE

You can use a Jetson Xavier NX Developer Kit in headless mode, that is, without
attaching a display. You control the developer kit from the host, using a terminal
program or the remote access application VNC to display the developer kit's desktop in
a window on the host and to use the host's keyboard and mouse to interact with the
developer kit.
Connect the host to the developer kit via the Micro-USB port. Once the developer kit is
flashed and powered on, your host computer detects a drive named L4T-README. This
drive holds various README documents.
You can establish a GUI connection between the host and the developer kit by setting up
VNC. Install the VNC client on the host and the VNC server on the developer kit. Use a
terminal program such as puTTY to create a connection from to the developer kit and
install the VNC server. See README-vnc.txt on the L4T-README drive for
instructions.
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