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How to share a Wi-Fi password with guests

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Short answer

Put the network name and password in a temp.cool link that can be opened a few times and expires after the visit, then send the link or show its QR code.

  1. 1

    Write the network name and password

    For example "Network Kantoor-5G, password tulip-Bicycle-42-canal".

  2. 2

    Allow a few opens and a short timer

    Pick 5 or 10 opens if several people need it, and a timer that ends after the visit, like 1 day.

  3. 3

    Send the link or show the QR code

    Guests can scan the QR code with their phone camera. No typing of long links.

Better than a whiteboard

A Wi-Fi password on a whiteboard or in a group chat is seen by everyone who walks past or joins later. A temp.cool link only shows it to the people you give it to, and only for as long as you choose.

Tips for offices

  • Use a separate guest network. Keep visitors off the network your printers and file shares live on.
  • Change the guest password now and then, for example every month. Then old links and old guests lose access.
  • Print the QR code for a meeting room only if the guest network is truly separate, since anyone can scan a printed code.

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