---
id: bridge-devices.what-is-a-connecting-code
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-is-a-connecting-code
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["bridge", "pairing", "connecting code"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-is-the-tunnel-code", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-get-a-new-connecting-code", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-connect-a-windows-pc-to-my-mac"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What is the Bridge connecting code?

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.

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**.

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

- [What is the Tunnel Code?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-is-the-tunnel-code)
- [How do I get a new code?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-get-a-new-connecting-code)