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I'm not up to speed on these fancy camera features. But I'm pretty sure the QR encodes the WLAN settings (wifi name, username, password, protocol, etc) so upon scanning, your phone knows how to connect to the camera's WLAN.

I don't know if the user is supposed to be able to change the username / password.

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7 hours ago, scott kirkpatrick said:

The username is the camera serial number, and the password is some random.number.  I haven't found a way to change it.  

Thanks Scott. Currently, the QR code seems to be the only thing needed to connect with Fotos,  So, why does the M10 show a user name and password. Is the plan to enable another device to connect?

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The QR code and the device ID/PW are probably saying the same thing.  I don't know why they spell it out, unless some piece of test equipment or a future version of the Leica Image Shuttle can connect over the WiFi.  Other manufacturers, e.g. Panasonic, support multiple ways of connecting over wifi.  Leica discourages this, but they may be using software written by a third party and intended for multiple cameras.

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I'm pretty sure this standard protocol for WiFi access from device to device. The camera spins up it's own WiFi hotspot that the FOTOS app then connects to in order to control or transfer photos from the camera. In order for the network to be protected (WPA2 or whatever) it needs a username and password, otherwise, someone could easily try to connect to the WiFi in a coffee shop and slow down or otherwise confuse/muck with your camera. The QR code is merely a shortcut so you don't have to type the username and password manually. Hope this helps.

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