How to make a Wi-Fi QR code for guests
Guests point their camera and they are online. No spelling out the password.
In short
Enter the network name, password and security type in a QR generator to create a Wi-Fi code. iPhone and Android cameras recognise it and offer to join the network. Since the code contains the password in readable form, use a guest network if your router offers one, and display the code only where you would share the password.
Key takeaways
- Recognised by iPhone and Android cameras.
- The code contains the password: treat it like the password.
- Use a guest network where possible.
Making the code
- Choose Wi-Fi as the content type.
- Enter the network name exactly as it appears, including capitals.
- Enter the password and choose the security type — WPA for almost every current network.
- Download, print and test it with your own phone.
Sharing it safely
Anyone who scans the code can read the password — and so can anyone who photographs it. Put it inside your home rather than in a window, and prefer the guest network that many routers offer: it keeps visitors away from your own devices.
Without printing
An Android phone can display a Wi-Fi QR code for the network it is connected to, from its Wi-Fi settings. An iPhone can share a password with a nearby Apple device that tries to join the same network.
When the password changes
The code contains the old password and stops working. Print a new one.
QR code generator: Wi-Fi, vCard, URL
A QR code that contains its own content: no redirect, no tracking, no expiry.
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