“What’s the Wi-Fi password?” is the most-asked question in holiday lets. A Wi-Fi QR code ends it: guests point their phone camera at a printed code and connect without typing a thing. Here is how to make one free, and how to use it well.
In this guide
How Wi-Fi QR codes work
A Wi-Fi QR code stores your network name, password and security type in a standard format that iPhone and Android cameras recognise. When guests scan it, their phone offers to join the network. There is no app to install.
Make one in 30 seconds
- Open our free Wi-Fi QR code generator.
- Enter your network name and password exactly as they appear on your router. Both are case-sensitive.
- Choose the security type. Most home routers use WPA/WPA2.
- Download the printable card or the QR code on its own.
- Scan it with your own phone to test before printing.
The generator runs in your browser, so your password is never sent to us.
Where to put it
- On the kitchen worktop, where guests put their bags down
- Beside the router or TV
- Inside the front door or in the hallway
- In caravans and lodges, by the kettle
Security tips
- Use a separate guest network if your router supports one
- Don’t display the code where passers-by can see it through a window
- Change the guest password from time to time, and reprint the code
When the password changes
A printed code has to be reprinted every time you change the password. If you keep your Wi-Fi details in a digital guest guide instead, you update them once and every guest sees the new details instantly, and the guide can also handle arrival, house instructions and local tips. See a live example.
Put this into practice in minutes.
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