Enpass Wi-Fi Sync lets you to sync your data between various devices connected to the same network, cloudlessly. If you want to ensure your data never leaves your local network then this is for you.

A desktop, working as a WLAN server, lets other devices on your network, connect and sync.

Requirements

  • At least one desktop is required to operate the Enpass Wi-Fi Sync server.
  • All devices must be connected to the same network in order to sync data.
Wi-Fi sync prerequisites

Configuring Wi-Fi Sync

Enpass Wi-Fi Sync is a small WebDAV file server under the hood, restricted to a folder of your shared vaults. Since the server is on your local machine, its address is made discoverable by the Enpass client on your other devices via the mDNS protocol. Enpass client on other devices can discover running Wi-Fi Sync Server on the network and pair with it. The pairing can be done manually by verifying a code (to verify the server’s certificate) and access code (password for server) or by scanning a QR code that embeds all information required.

After successfully pairing with the server, the sync process continues like any other cloud sync over https. The client will detect any change in the IP address of the server by resolving mDNS.

Step 1: Setting up the Wi-Fi Sync Server

The first step is to start Wi-Fi Sync Server from the Enpass on a desktop. Once the server has been started, you need to add the vaults to server to make them available to other devices on the network. Here are step by step instructions:

  1. Go to Enpass Settings → Wi-Fi Sync.
  2. Start Wi-Fi Sync Server.start wi-fi sync
  3. Once the server is started, a list of available vaults will be displayed.Available vaults for Wi-Fi Sync
  4. Select vaults you want to serve over your local network. Only the added vaults will be available to other devices for syncing data through Enpass.Select vault to Wi-Fi Sync

Step 2: Connecting other devices to the server

If you’re using iOS 14 or later on your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app and tap Enpass. Make sure the Local Network is turned on.

Once the Wi-Fi Sync Server starts running, follow the instructions below to set up Wi-Fi Sync on iOS devices.

  1. Proceed to set up vault-sync through “Wi-Fi Sync” option.
    iOS vault settingsChoose cloud
  2. You can complete the setup in one go by scanning the QR code or choose to set it up manually.
    scan QR or manually setup
  3. You will find this QR code on the Enpass desktop app running the Wi-Fi Sync Server. Open Enpass on your desktop device. Go to Wi-Fi Sync, click the vault you want to scan > Scan the QR code using Enpass on your mobile device.
    synchronization in localsync QR code in ios
  4. Once the code is scanned, the Wi-Fi Sync gets configured.
    Wi-Fi sync configured in iOS

Once the Wi-Fi Sync Server gets running, follow the instructions to enable Wi-Fi Sync on the desktop devices

  1. Open Enpass on your desktop device running the server. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi Sync > Select the vault you want to sync > Manual Set up.
    Scan QR code in windowsmanual setup in windows
  2. Now open Enpass on another desktop device. Go to Settings > Vaults > Select the vault you want to sync.
    vaults in windows
  3. Click on set up Sync > Wi-Fi Sync.
    Vaults setting in windowsWi-Fi sync setup in windows
  4. Select the same Wi-Fi server displayed on the desktop device running the Wi-Fi server.
    Select server in windows
  5. Verify the connection with the code and click Yes, go ahead.
    verify server in windows
  6. Select the vault you want to sync.
    select vault
  7. Enter the Access Password displayed on the manual setup page of the Enpass desktop app.
    authenticate
  8. Once the password is entered, wait till the Sync is successfully configured.
    sync configured

Once the Wi-Fi Sync Server gets running, follow the instructions below to set up Wi-Fi Sync on the Android devices.

  1. Proceed to set up vault-sync through “Wi-Fi Sync” option.
    Setup SyncSelect Sync
  2. You can complete the setup in one go by scanning the QR code or can choose to set it up manually.
    scan QR or manually setup
  3. You can find this QR code on the Enpass desktop app running the Wi-Fi Sync Server. Open Enpass on your desktop device. Go to Wi-Fi Sync, click the vault you want to scan > Scan the QR code using the Enpass on mobile device.
    syncronization in localsync QR code in Android
  4. Once the code is scanned, the Wi-Fi Sync gets configured.
    Wi-Fi sync configured

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