How to generate a Wi-Fi QR code on an Zebra ET40-HC

How to generate a Wi-Fi QR code on a Zebra ET40-HC

If you want to share the password or key of the network your Zebra ET40-HC is connected to, and quickly set it up on another Android device (whether it's a Zebra or another brand), this tutorial will show you how. We'll guide you on using the native method included in Android 10 and later versions to generate a QR code with the Wi-Fi password.

The Zebra ET40-HC comes with Android 11 out of the box, though it may have received updates over time.

Once you generate the QR code on your ET40-HC, you can scan it with the camera of the other device or download it as an image. This way, you can reuse the code whenever you need without repeating these steps.

In the final step, you'll also be able to view the password in case you need to copy it or manually enter it on another device that cannot read QR codes.

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

First of all, you must make sure that you are connected to the Wi-Fi network that you want to share from your Zebra. If so, access the ET40-HC settings by tapping the gear wheel icon. If you do not see it on the Zebra ET40-HC home screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to find it.

Settings icon Android

2- Second step:

Once inside the ET40-HC, settings, the first option that should appear is "Networks and Internet" or "Connections". Press to access the Wi-Fi network settings.

Network and internet

3- Third step:

Within the network and internet settings of your Zebra ET40-HC, the first section that will appear is the Wi-Fi connection.

Here, check that it is connected, the icon on the right should appear in blue, if not, click on the icon on the right with a single touch to activate it and make it appear in blue. Once Wi-Fi is activated on your Zebra ET40-HC, click on the left on "Wi-Fi" to access its settings.

Wi-Fi Settings

4- Fourth step:

Once you are in the Wi-Fi network settings, the available Wi-Fi networks will appear in a list, both those that you have configured and those that you do not. The first Wi-Fi network that appears is the network to which your Zebra ET40-HC is connected, click on the gear icon that appears to the right of the name of the wireless network to see the details.

Wi-Fi network settings

5- Fifth step:

When accessing the details of the Wi-Fi network saved in your Zebra ET40-HC and whose access code you want to share to connect from another device, you will see a QR icon under the name of the wireless network on the right with the text “QR Code”. Press to see the QR code.

See Wi-Fi network QR code

6- Sixth step:

The QR code will appear on the Zebra ET40-HC screen and the password will appear written below. Scan the QR code from the other device you want to connect to the Wi-Fi web. If you don't know how to read a QR code, click here to see the instructions.

If what you want is to save the QR code for later or to print it, you can take a screenshot, if you don't know how to do it on your Zebra ET40-HC click here to see how to take screenshots on Zebra ET40-HC.

Share Wi-Fi

Final notes

Remember that you can generate a QR code for each different Wi-Fi network to which you connect from your Zebra ET40-HC. If these steps to see the QR code of the Wi-Fi network on your Zebra ET40-HC have not been useful, check again that the Zebra ET40-HC is connected to the Wi-Fi network and not through the data connection.

If you cannot find the QR code following the indicated steps, you may need to update the operating system of the Zebra ET40-HC that comes from the factory with Android version 11, see this tutorial: How to update Android operating system.

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