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How to share Wi-Fi via QR code

Stop spelling out long passwords. Show a guest a QR code, they point their camera at it, they're connected. Works on every iPhone and modern Android.

About 2 min to complete
3 steps
Works on Android & iOS
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Tap "Share Wi-Fi" on the Hotspot dashboard

Open Hotspot Mode. In the Manage section, tap the Share Wi-Fi tile (with the QR icon).

You can also tap the small QR icon next to your Wi-Fi password in the dark card at the top — same result.

Why use a QR code instead of just telling them the password? No misheard letters, no typos, and the password itself stays confidential — the guest's phone joins automatically without ever showing them the password text. They can't share it onward as easily.
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Cinema Café Starlink router
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The QR code appears on your screen

A modal opens with a large QR code. Below it you'll see:

Network name — the Wi-Fi name (e.g. DishNet-Daniel)
Location label — the nickname you gave (e.g. From: Cinema Café)
Password — shown in small text, in case they want to type it manually

Hold your phone up so the guest can see the QR clearly. They don't need to touch your phone.

Want to print the QR? Take a screenshot, send it to your printer, and stick it on the wall of your café. Customers can scan from a distance, no staff involvement needed. The QR stays valid as long as the password doesn't change.
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Scan to connect
DishNet-Daniel
From: Cinema Café
FRESH4267
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Guest opens their camera and points it at the QR

The guest opens their phone's camera app (just the regular camera, not a special QR scanner). They point the camera at your QR code.

A notification pops up: "Join 'DishNet-Daniel'?" They tap it. Their phone joins your Wi-Fi automatically.

That's it — no typing, no fumbling, no mistakes.

Doesn't work on really old Android phones. Android added native Wi-Fi QR support in version 10 (2019). For older phones, Google Lens or Google Photos can scan QRs as a fallback. iPhone has supported this since iOS 11 (2017) so any iPhone made in the last 8 years works.
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Join "DishNet-Daniel"?
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