Wi-Fi Easy Connect was introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) to reduce complexity and enhance the user experience of connecting devices to Wi-Fi networks, while simultaneously incorporating the highest security standards.
With Wi-Fi Easy Connect in place, consumers will be able to connect Wi-Fi devices, including those without a screen or an intuitive user interface, to their network by simply scanning a QR code with a smartphone or tablet. Wi-Fi Easy Connect incorporates strong encryption through public key cryptography to ensure networks remain secure as new devices are added.
Comcast has created a Reference Kit that can be used to demonstrate, understand and help implement Wi-Fi Easy Connect. This reference kit covers Easy Connect configurator discovery and bootstrap delegation to enable Wi-Fi onboarding of a new device using Wi-Fi Easy Connect, by simply scanning a QR code.
Setup requires 2 Raspberry Pis and a mobile app. One of the Pis will be configured as a Wi-Fi client (the enrollee) and the other will be configured as an AP (the configurator). A mobile app will be used to scan the QR code from the enrollee and send the bootstrap information to the configurator.
Reference kit includes an iOS app, an android app and patches for Raspberry Pi to make Easy Connect work natively in Raspberry Pi.