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How to use a QR code to connect your users to your Guest SSID

Alexandre de THOMASSON
  • Updated

Step-by-step instructions to generate a QR code to connect your users to your guest SSID with Cloudi-Fi

 

1. Create a QR code to connect your device to your SSID

Go to https://qifi.org/ and set your QR code

  • Name: your SSID_name

  • Encryption: None

  • SSID: name of the SSID broadcasted (for instance: Guest)

cloudi-fi_ssid_qr code.png

 

Use cases

for IOS users

  • 1. Scan the QR code

  • 2. Accept to join the Guest_SSID

  • 3. Wait 2/3 seconds for the captive portal to pop up

The browser will open the captive portal to allow the guest user to authenticate.

  • 4. Authenticate using the captive portal and validate

  • 5. Guests can browse the internet

 

for Android users

  • 1. Scan the QR code

  • 2. Accept to join the Guest_SSID

The browser will automatically open and redirect you to the captive portal

  • 3. Authenticate using the captive portal and validate

  • 4. Guests can browse the internet

 

Limitations

  • For iOS devices, the captive portal may take a few seconds to pop up
  • For iOS devices, after scanning the QR code, Guest users may have to manually open a browser.
  • In many case, QR code connect the device to the Guest_SSID) but doesn't trigger captive portal HTTP request. This behaviour is random and dependent on the devices used.

 

if you have any questions, please contact Cloudi-Fi support team