Pairing the AusweisApp2 with a smartphone¶

You can pair a remote device (smartphone as card reader) in the tab Settings (Card Readers).

The remote service function must be configured on your smartphone before pairing.

Main menu of the mobile AusweisApp2

In order to do this, open the remote service function by tapping on “Smartphone as card reader” in the main menu of the mobile AusweisApp2.

View “Smartphone as card reader” in the mobile AusweisApp2

In this view you can tap on “Settings” in order to configure the remote service function.

Configuration of the “Remote service” function in the mobile AusweisApp2

In this view you can set the device name that will be used to identify the smartphone during pairing and during normal operation.

After configuring the remote service function, you can go back to the main view and activate this function by tapping on the “Start Remote Service” button. Your remote device should now appear in the list of smartphones as card readers and be marked as “Not paired”.

Non-paired remote device is detected by the AusweisApp2

Hint

If available, the function “AP / Client Isolation” of your wireless network must be disabled, so that different devices can communicate with each other. Please note that in many public wireless networks the AP isolation function is enabled and therefore you cannot use your smartphone as card reader in those networks.

In order to pair your device with a smartphone, select the smartphone in the list and click on the pair button.

On the remote device, tap on the start pairing button shown below:

Remote service view with pairing button.

A pairing code is shown on your remote device.

Pairing code for the remote service in the mobile AusweisApp2

Enter this code on your device as shown below:

Remote device pairing dialogue

After the devices have been paired successfully, both dialogues are closed and the remote device is marked as “Paired and available”.

Paired and available remote device

You can now use this device as a card reader.