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How to make a WiFi QR code

Let guests join your WiFi by scanning a code. No typing the password.

A WiFi QR code holds your network name and password. A guest points their phone camera at it and gets a prompt to join. Nobody has to read out or type a long password.

What you need

  • Your exact network name (SSID). Capital letters matter.
  • Your WiFi password.
  • The security type. Most home routers use WPA or WPA2.

Steps

  1. Open the QR code generator and choose the WiFi tab.
  2. Type the network name and the password.
  3. Leave security on WPA / WPA2 unless your router says otherwise.
  4. Download the PNG and print it, or save it on your phone.

Tips

  • Test it with your own phone before you print.
  • Print it at least 2 cm wide, with plain dark ink on light paper.
  • If you change the password later, make a new code. The old one stops working.
  • Anyone who sees the code can join your network, so keep it where only guests will see it.

Most recent phones can scan it with the normal camera app. If yours does not offer to join, try Google Lens or a QR scanner app.

Make a WiFi QR code