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# Pairing with QR Codes versus Setup Codes
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Pairing a HomeKit device with your Home App using its 9-digit *Setup Code* requires you to both:
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* Select the specific HomeKit device you wish to pair from a list of unpaired HomeKit devices the Home App finds on your local network
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* Input the *Setup Code* for that device.
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The order of the steps above depends on whether you input the *Setup Code* by manually typing it, or scan it from a printed tag (see the User Guide for details on how to create your own scannable *Setup Code* tags)
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Pairing a HomeKit device with your Home App using a QR Code instead of the its 9-digit *Setup Code* requires you only scan the QR Code. The Home App automatically finds the device on your local network and pairs it for you.
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This is possible because the QR Code contains within it the intended device's 9-digit *Setup Code* as well as a 4-character *Setup ID* broadcast by the device. Note the *Setup ID* is distinct from the device's 6-byte Accessory ID, and is only used to faciliate pairing with a QR Code. Every HomeKit device on your network that supports pairing with a QR code requires a unique *Setup ID*. A device that does not support pairing with a QR code does not need a *Setup ID*.
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HomeSpan supports pairing with QR codes and uses "HSPN" as its default *Setup ID*. If you have more than one device that intend on pairing with a QR Code, you'll need to change the *Setup IDs* to ensure they are all uniq
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