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WiFi QR Code
The camera app can scan this. The Zebra app can scan this.
A WiFi QR code stores the network name, security type and password in one short line of text. Point a phone camera at it and the device offers to join the network, with no typing of long passwords.
Also called Wi-Fi QR, WLAN QR code, WIFI: QR, network QR code.
In this family
Specifications
| Standard | De-facto format 'WIFI:T:<auth>;S:<ssid>;P:<password>;;' (originated in the ZXing project); Wi-Fi Easy Connect (DPP) uses a different format |
|---|---|
| Character set | Text (UTF-8) |
| Capacity | Short (SSID up to 32 bytes plus password) |
| Error correction | QR error correction |
| Dimension | 2D matrix |
| Origin | ZXing 'barcode contents' convention; widely supported by phone cameras |
Where it is used
Guest Wi-Fi in homes, cafés, hotels, offices; router labels
People use it for guest Wi-Fi in homes, cafés, hotels, offices; router labels.
The app returns the Wi-Fi text. It does not join the network.
Example
WIFI:T:WPA;S:MyNetwork;P:mypassword;;
Scan and create
Create this code opens the barcode generator with this symbology and the sample text filled in.
The camera app can scan this and shows it as QR Code. It returns the raw text. It does not open links, look up products, or start a payment. The desktop companion types that text into the focused field.
The Zebra app can scan this. It returns the raw text.