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Connection & permissions

Connect with Wi-Fi & a QR code

Connect your phone and computer over the same local network.

1. Share a network

  • Phone: connect to Wi-Fi.
  • Computer: join the same Wi-Fi, or use Ethernet on that network.

A guest, school, hotel, or company network may block devices from reaching each other. Use your phone’s hotspot if needed →

2. Show the code on the computer

  1. Open the PPTControl Desktop menu: click its icon in the Mac menu bar or near the Windows clock.
  2. Choose Show Pairing QR Code. Keep the window open.

Cannot find the desktop app?

See the QR code on your computer

Mac visual guide
1. In the Mac menu, choose Show Pairing QR Code.
1. In the Mac menu, choose Show Pairing QR Code.
2. Keep this window open to scan from your phone.
2. Keep this window open to scan from your phone.
Windows visual guide
1. In the Windows menu, choose Show pairing QR code.
1. In the Windows menu, choose Show pairing QR code.
2. Keep this window open and scan the code on your own PC.
2. Keep this window open and scan the code on your own PC.

3. Scan with PPTControl

  1. Open the Connect tab on your phone.
  2. Tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
  3. Allow Camera access and point the scanning frame at the code on your computer. Allow Local Network access if asked.

Scanner not working in PPTControl? Try your phone’s normal Camera app. Scan the code on your computer and tap the link that appears.

PPTControl may open directly. If a pairing page opens in the browser, tap Open PPTControl. The mobile app must be installed.

Find the scanner on your phone

iPhone / iPad visual guide
1. In PPTControl’s Connect tab, tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
1. In PPTControl’s Connect tab, tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
2. Allow camera access if asked, then point the frame at the code displayed on your computer.
2. Allow camera access if asked, then point the frame at the code displayed on your computer.
Android visual guide
1. In the Connect tab, tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
1. In the Connect tab, tap the QR scanner in the top-right corner.
2. Point the scanning frame at the code on your own computer.
2. Point the scanning frame at the code on your own computer.

4. Approve and test

  1. Approve your phone’s request on the computer, if shown. On Mac, click Yes near the menu-bar icon. On Windows, the request appears in the center of the screen.
  2. Open your presentation, select the matching Presenter App in PPTControl Desktop, and start the slideshow.
  3. Tap the right arrow on your phone. The computer should show the next slide.

Still connecting? Choose another available address below the desktop QR code, preferably the Wi-Fi or Ethernet network shared with your phone. Scan the updated code.

Stuck on Connecting? · Connected, but nothing moves?

See the approval on your computer

Mac visual guide
On Mac, click Yes to allow your own phone or tablet to connect.
Windows visual guide
On Windows, click Yes to allow your own phone’s request in the center of the screen.

Still stuck? Contact support