Let guests join your WiFi by scanning a code

Type your network name and password, then print the code for your counter, tables or front desk. Guests point their phone camera at it and tap Join. Nobody has to spell out a password across a busy room again.

Security
Type your network name and password, and the code appears here.

Shape

Corners

If you change the WiFi password, this code stops joining and you will need to print a new one.

How to make it

  1. 01

    Find your network name and password

    They are on a sticker under most routers, or in your router's settings. Type them exactly: capital letters, spaces and symbols all count.

  2. 02

    Choose the security type

    Almost every router today uses WPA, WPA2 or WPA3, which are all the first option. Choose WEP only for a very old router, and no password for an open network.

  3. 03

    Print it and test it

    Download the code and scan it with a phone that has never joined your network. If it joins, print it. If it does not, check the password for a typing mistake.

Which phones can read a WiFi code

Every iPhone since iOS 11 reads one with the normal camera. On Android, the camera or Google Lens reads it on most phones from Android 10 onwards, and many older phones read it through Google Lens too. No app has to be installed.

Keep your own network separate

Anyone who scans the code can join the network, and some phones show the password after joining. So print a code for a guest network, not the one your billing computer, cameras or printer use. Most routers sold in India can run a guest network alongside the main one.

Changing the password from time to time is good practice. When you do, make a new code here and replace the printed ones.

Where to put it

Cafes put it on table tents and the back of the menu. Clinics and salons put it at reception, next to the waiting area. Homestays put it in the welcome book. Anywhere guests sit for more than a few minutes and reach for their phone.

Questions

Does the code show my WiFi password?

The password is inside the code, because that is how the phone joins. Anyone who scans it can get on the network, and some phones can show the password afterwards. Use it for a guest network.

Does it work with WPA3?

Yes. Choose the first option, WPA. Phones work out WPA2 or WPA3 by themselves when they join.

My network is hidden. Will it still work?

Yes. Switch on the hidden network option, and the phone will look for the network by name instead of waiting to see it.

Does scanning it need mobile data?

No. The camera reads the network details straight from the code, so it works even where there is no mobile signal.

Is my WiFi password sent to you?

No. The code is made in your browser on your own device. The network name and password never leave it. We count how often the tool is used, and that is all.

The same counter can bring in Google reviews

Make a review link and print its stand on one sheet of A4 for the till. It opens your Google review page and counts how many people opened it. The Review Link is free while we are in pre-release.