{"id":"bridge-devices.what-is-a-connecting-code","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/what-is-a-connecting-code","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"pairing","title":"Pairing a device"},"question":"What is the Bridge connecting code?","alt_questions":["What is the XXXX-XXXX-XXXX code?","Where do I find the connecting code?","What code do I type into the Devices tab?","Bridge pairing code","Where is my connection code?"],"short_answer":"The connecting code is a short three-group code (like XXXX-XXXX-XXXX) shown on one device and typed into the other to start pairing. You then confirm the six-digit Tunnel Code on both screens.","answer_markdown":"The connecting code is the short code — three groups of four characters, like XXXX-XXXX-XXXX — that starts a pairing. One device shows it; you type it into the other.\n\nIn the usual setup, the Bridge app on your PC shows its code on its **Home** screen, and you type it into **Connect a device** on your Mac's Devices tab. For Mac-to-Mac pairing, the Mac that accepts the connection shows **Your connection code** under **Let another Mac connect to this one**.\n\nThe code only starts the link. You then check the six-digit Tunnel Code on both screens before trusting it.\n\n- [What is the Tunnel Code?](/faq/bridge-devices/what-is-the-tunnel-code)\n- [How do I get a new code?](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-get-a-new-connecting-code)","answer_html":"

The connecting code is the short code — three groups of four characters, like XXXX-XXXX-XXXX — that starts a pairing. One device shows it; you type it into the other.

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In the usual setup, the Bridge app on your PC shows its code on its Home screen, and you type it into Connect a device on your Mac's Devices tab. For Mac-to-Mac pairing, the Mac that accepts the connection shows Your connection code under Let another Mac connect to this one.

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The code only starts the link. You then check the six-digit Tunnel Code on both screens before trusting it.

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What is the Bridge connecting code?

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Short answer: The connecting code is a short three-group code (like XXXX-XXXX-XXXX) shown on one device and typed into the other to start pairing. You then confirm the six-digit Tunnel Code on both screens.

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The connecting code is the short code — three groups of four characters, like XXXX-XXXX-XXXX — that starts a pairing. One device shows it; you type it into the other.

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In the usual setup, the Bridge app on your PC shows its code on its Home screen, and you type it into Connect a device on your Mac's Devices tab. For Mac-to-Mac pairing, the Mac that accepts the connection shows Your connection code under Let another Mac connect to this one.

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The code only starts the link. You then check the six-digit Tunnel Code on both screens before trusting it.

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