Share Wi-Fi Credentials via QR code!

Great feature! Would be great if one could print the QR code directly from 1P

Nifty looking! Older entries I have don't auto-generate the QR code unless I move the password information from 'base station password' to 'wireless network password'. I'm sure there's a subtle technical reason those two types of passwords are different, but it might be an improvement to have the QR code generate regardless of which password field is populated.

@JuliusH Love the feedback, we've had a few people ask for that internally as well 😉, no promises but that idea definitely has its fans.

@bspachman That's something we thought hard about. Our Wireless Router template is a little dated and has several different password fields. Because it doesn't support designating a particular password field as "the one I want for a QR code", we decided to play it safe; we don't want to accidentally use your router admin password instead of your Wi-Fi password, so we err on the side of safety and only use the "wireless network password" for the QR code. It's not a perfect solution but I hope this helps explain why it is the way it is.

@ag_andrew --

Understood, but I couldn't find any information in the documentation or forums about that specific field requirement. I was able to figure it out because I had several base stations that I could cross-compare their 1P entries. Might be worth highlighting the specificity needed in the feature post (my entries still don't have a 'network password' field, only 'base station password' and 'wireless network password' fields). But as a bonus, folks can use one of the other password fields to prevent a QR code from being generated in the first place :-)

@bspachman Great feedback, I do hope we can add more in-app messaging around the required fields.
Until then I'm hoping folks will be able to find our support article that covers some of those pitfalls.

Please let us know if you run into any more trouble, and thanks again for the thoughtful comments 👍

How does this work with WiFi networks that use PPSK (Private Pre-Shared Key)? I.e. Multiple passwords on the same network name? I can currently only see a single QR code.

@robflate That's a great question, and the answer (unsatisfying as it may be) is that currently we only support 1 QR code per Wireless Router item. I would love to lift this restriction in the future but it's going to take time to get there.

Consider updating your template to include guest network name and password; and show QR codes for both the main network and the quest network. Allow either or both the QR codes to be concealed.

I see from the previous comment/response that you only support 1 QR code per item - I guess I can make my guest network a separate item and link it to (related item) to the main wifi router item. Ugh.

Hey @Paul2, I think that's a great idea. Changes to our templates are a double-edged sword because those changes only apply to new items; existing items don't benefit from the template changes. In the future I'd like to make adding an additional network (SSID & password) to the item as easy as adding a new section.

Until then, two linked items is your way forward.

Thanks for your feedback and for the extra motivation to keep working on making it even better 💙

One other idea: prepopulate the notes field of the existing template with a reminder of on which network/pw the QR code is based. End user can simply delete the note if desired. That interim change will help with your messaging.