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Wifi Portal (codeberg.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi everyone!

I recently created a user-friendly WiFi portal that runs on my private LAN. The goal was to provide my family with quick access to WiFi information without them needing to ask me for it. After searching for a similar solution and not finding one, I decided to build it myself!

Some of the key features:

  • Login info hidden unless you explicitly click on it.
  • Generates QR code for your use.
  • Mobile and PWA support.
  • Tags to help identify when to use each network.

I'm not a web developer, so I would really appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how to improve the app. Thanks for your support!

https://codeberg.org/ch8zer/wifi-portal.git

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[–] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not immediately understanding what the user scenario/story is. Would a family member open this web app on a desktop computer, in order to obtain the WiFi credentials to configure their phone or tablet?

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Same here. It's probably easier to print out the QR code(s) for your home wifi network(s) on a piece of paper and hand that to guests when they come over...

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Or use the QR code share function on devices' WiFi settings. This is for Android 10 and later, or iOS 18 (lol) and later through the Passwords app. But this probably solves an extended list of use cases

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Or on their phone.

    Most of the time it’s used to help guests get onto the wifi quickly.

    I also find it handy to get the wifi password when on-boarding smart devices or whatever new gadget.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    But how do they connect to your network in order to access this web app? If the WiFi network credentials are needed to access the network that has the QR code for the network credentials, this sounds like a Catch 22.

    Also, is a QR code useful if the web app is opened on the very phone needing the credentials? Perhaps other phones are different, but my smartphone is unable to scan a QR code that is on the display.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    So guests use their phone data to access a publicly available list of WiFi credentials and then use that to connect to your home network????

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    You pull it up on another phone.

    The owner pulls it up on THEIR phone, so you can just have the guest scan the QR code.

    Edit: or my usecase would be to put it on a tablet that I have on a stand near the front door.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    My LineageOS phone already has a "share WiFi" feature that displays a QR code as well as the SSID and passcode I thought this was standard on all modern phones

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My phone has that too... but only for the signed in network. Not for other networks that are saved on the device. I have a guest network that I shove guests on that have some restrictions (blocked from homelab network for the most part). I would need to swap to that network myself then click share...

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