WyScan: Android Wifi Configuration from Barcode
Update, 30 June, 2010: This is now a part of the Barcode Scanner. Get the beta from the ZXing Project Page, and it has support for WiFi configuration. You can generate codes at the ZXing generator. Select "WiFi configuration" from the dropdown at the top.
Update, 25 May, 2010: I've changed the encoding to WIFI:S:myHome;T:WPA;P:supersecret;;. This makes the previous program incompatible with the new one. Please update your program if you have the old version.
WyScan is a utility to configure your wifi settings automatically. Instead of typing out complex network names and passwords, you scan a barcode containing the information. WyScan will set up the network, and connect to it! WyScan does not need a data plan.
Download WyScan here, and keep it installed on your Android phone. When you are at a friend's place, ask them to generate a barcode for their network configuration, and scan it with WyScan to setup the network.
For WyScan to work, you need a barcode scanner installed. Get the "Barcode Scanner" app from the Android Market.
Generate your network's barcode
Network name:
Type:
Password:
Screenshots
Opening screen
Scanning a barcode
Connection status
Update, 25 May, 2010. The encoding has changed. If you want to generate your own barcodes, use any QR code generator on a string with WIFI:S:ssid;T:(WPA|WEP);P:password;;. Here are two examples: WIFI:S:myHome;T:WEP;P:01234abcde;;, WIFI:S:myHome;T:WPA;P:supersecret;;.
Credits
- Zebra Xrossing, which parses the barcode.
- Google Chart Tools, used in making barcodes.
- Status icons by Bruno Maia, IconTexto, under a Creative Commons License.
- Javascript is based on examples by Togo software.
- The main application icon and UI guidance was provided by Neha Pandey.
This page was last modified on: Sun Apr 18 09:26:47 PDT 2010