QR Codes
The new Connectify Hotspot has an outstanding additional feature: QR Codes. A QR Code (short for "Quick Response") is a kind of bar code that you can scan to open a URL on a phone or computer.
Connectify Hotspot now has a QR tab next to clients which shows a QR Code which, when scanned by a phone, lets the phone join your Wi-Fi hotspot without having to find the SSID in the list of Wi-Fi hotspots and then type a password. Just scan and click!
For example, here is a screenshot of the QR Code for a hotspot name "Connectify-hotspot". Go ahead and use your phone's camera app, and point it at the screen here. In a second or two it should ask if you want to join the hotspot. Of course, there's probably no hotspot named "Connectify-hotspot" near you, so it won't be able to connect:
Under the QR code, there is a link for "Save as...", which will let you save the QR code as a .PNG file. You can then print the image to post it, or include it on a flyer, or lock screen, or however you want to share it with your friends and co-workers.
How to scan a QR Code:
iPhone or iPad, with iOS 11+
- Open the Camera app
- Hold your device steady so that the QR code appears in the picture in the Camera app. The app will draw a box around the QR code when it recognizes it, and a notification offering to join the hotspot will pop up at the top of the screen.
- Tap the notification to join the hotspot!
Android 10+
- Open the Camera app
- Hold your device steady so that the QR code appears in the picture in the Camera app. The app will draw a box around the QR code when it recognizes it, and a notification offering to join the hotspot will appear at the top of the screen.
- Tap the notification to join the hotspot!
Windows
Windows does not natively support QR Codes. However, you can install a free app like Wi-Fi QR Code Scanner from the Microsoft Store to add support.