How to disable qr code scanner in etisalat wifi Router

How to stop QR Code Scanner in Etisalat wifi router: 

If you are using Etisalat or du wifi router. And if you put your wifi password in someone's mobile, then that person extracts your password from his mobile with the help of qr code scanner and he also connects your wifi to another mobile without entering the password. Today in this blog I am going to give you information about how to hide qr scanner or qr share option.

Can someone hack wifi password ?? :

Yes, Absolutely can know the password of wifi. If you have put someone's password in his mobile. So with the help of qr scanner application, the qr code of his wifi can know the password of wifi. Nowadays, with the help of qr code share in new mobiles, you can directly connect wifi from one mobile to another.

Can we hide qr code scanner in Etisalat or Du wifi Router :

No, If you use wifi of etisalat or du. then both these telecom company provide pnp router of dlink. And you can't hide qr scanner in dlink's pnp router. But you can hide the qr code scanner, for that you have to use non tp link or dlink router as an access point from the main router. Or you can hide qr code scanner sharing option by mac filtering. You can purchase non pnp router from the amazon website.

What are the ways to hide wifi QR code sharing :

There are 2 ways to hide wifi qr code.

1 - Wireless security setting 

2 - Mac Filtering

1 - Wireless Security Setting  : 

I have also told you above that you cannot hide qr code scanner in etisalat and du's router. But in a way you can hide it. For that you have to buy tp link or dlink router. After that you can make this router an access point and share its password by setting wireless in it. Then no one will be able to share your wifi with any wifi qr code scanner and no one will even know its password.

How to stop qr code scanner in tp link or dlink router :

• First of all you have to connect your mobile or laptop to wifi router (tp link). 
• After that you have to enter the IP address in the browser of your mobile or laptop.
• After entering the IP address, click on the Enter button. 
• After that the admin page will open.
• Then you have to enter username and password in it. You will get the ip address and admin password on the back side of the router.
  
  
  
• After that you have to click on the wireless option.
• Then a advanced setting option will appear on it. You have to click on it
• After that you have to select wireless security option .
  
  
  
• You have to click on Wireless Settings. After that you will see 3 types of security setting on the new page. ( WEP, WPA/WPA2,WPA-PSK/WPA-PSK2 ).
• After that you have to select by clicking on the option with WEP setting. 
  
  
  
• After that the shared key has to be selected in the type option. 
  
  
  
• After that the option with key1 key2 will appear below. Out of that, you have to enable the password by going to the option with key1.And select 64 bit option.
  
  
  
• After that any 5 digit password has to be entered here.
• After entering the password, the setting has to be saved.
• After all the settings are saved, the router has to be rebooted.
• After rebooting the router, connect wifi. After setting this, the option of qr code scanner will be hidden in it.

If you have any confusion please watch youtube video 

2 - How to stop tap to share by mac filtering :

What is MAC Filtering? :

Guys MAC filtering is one such method. In which even if you give the password of your wifi to someone, still he cannot connect to your wifi. This will give access to the one whose mac-address we have given access to.

How to find MAC Address of my device?

• Open the web browser and type http://tplinkwifi.net or IP address in the address bar (default is http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1).
•  After this the admin page will open. Here you have to enter the username and password of the router. After that you have to login in it. 

• The main page of the router will open.After this you will get an option of advanced setting on the third number, you have to click on it. 
• After that click on the second last option security in the left hand side. After that there will be an access control option. You have to click on it. 

• After this, a button has been given in front of the access control here.Click on it to turn it on. 
• Then below you will find two access modes. There will be a black list option. Second, you will get the option of whitelist. In the blacklist, you can block it by entering the MAC address of any device. 
• If you have to add any new device or you want to know which devices are connected to your router, then you have to click on the option with whitelist.
• after that you will come down then you will get the list of all the devices.

• If you want to add any new device, then click on the option with add, after clicking .You have to enter the name of the device and save it by entering its mac-address here. And if you want to delete the saved device, then there is a delete option in front of that device. you have to delete it by clicking on it.

• After this, if you want to block any device, above you have to select the option with blacklist.

• After that you will have an add option at the bottom. You have to click on it. And any device you want to block. 

• Its mac-address & user name is to be copied from above and paste in both section.After that you have to click on save button.  After that the device will be disconnected from your WiFi. 

If you have any confusion, then you can watch my video on YouTube. If you like this information then like and share....