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# How to Link a Device to your ScreenCoach Account with QR Code


|| To manage a device with ScreenCoach, you need to link the device to your ScreenCoach account. 


Here is how you do it. 

1. Click on **“Account – Sign in.”** 
2. You will see the QR code to scan and login

*Note: You can also login with your ScreenCoach credentials or you can use Google/Apple credentials (under the same email address you signed up for ScreenCoach with).*  


* **You’ll now see a screen like this with a QR Code & a Pairing Code (5 digit Alpha-numeric Code):**


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/1/9/4/51948d56c9d17800/image_2pqlbf.png =300x376)


|| Scan QR Code / Enter Pairing Code on Parent Device

1. Open the camera on your Parent Device & Scan the QR Code displayed on the new device. 
2. This will auto-launch ScreenCoach app and will link the new device.

**If the above step does not work for any reason, follow this:** 

1. Open **ScreenCoach parent app** on your phone or tablet.
2. Tap **“Settings”** from the bottom tab bar.


![Parent Device](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/1/9/4/51948d56c9d17800/image_1mopg5s.png =250x424)
3. Tap Devices and use the pink "chain-like" link button in the bottom right **”** 
4. Choose one of the two methods on this screen:
* Tap the big button to **scan the QR code** from the new device you want to add.
* Or enter the **Pairing Code** shown on the device (useful if not nearby).

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/5/1/9/4/51948d56c9d17800/image_ehkqiv.png =250x461)


|| ✅  Your new device is now successfully linked to your ScreenCoach Account.