diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/ConfigurationExtension.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/ConfigurationExtension.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a19fc36c1..0000000000
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/ConfigurationExtension.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
-
-namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Configuration extension to support persistent quick connect configuration.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static class ConfigurationExtension
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Return the current quick connect configuration.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="manager">Configuration manager.</param>
-        /// <returns>Current quick connect configuration.</returns>
-        public static QuickConnectConfiguration GetQuickConnectConfiguration(this IConfigurationManager manager)
-        {
-            return manager.GetConfiguration<QuickConnectConfiguration>("quickconnect");
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectConfiguration.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectConfiguration.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2302ddbc3f..0000000000
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectConfiguration.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Model.QuickConnect;
-
-namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Persistent quick connect configuration.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class QuickConnectConfiguration
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets persistent quick connect availability state.
-        /// </summary>
-        public QuickConnectState State { get; set; }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectConfigurationFactory.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectConfigurationFactory.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index d7bc84c5e2..0000000000
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectConfigurationFactory.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
-
-namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Configuration factory for quick connect.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class QuickConnectConfigurationFactory : IConfigurationFactory
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns the current quick connect configuration.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Current quick connect configuration.</returns>
-        public IEnumerable<ConfigurationStore> GetConfigurations()
-        {
-            return new[]
-            {
-                new ConfigurationStore
-                {
-                    Key = "quickconnect",
-                    ConfigurationType = typeof(QuickConnectConfiguration)
-                }
-            };
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectManager.cs
index 7a584c7cd0..8d704f32b7 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/QuickConnect/QuickConnectManager.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.QuickConnect;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Security;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.QuickConnect;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Services;
+using MediaBrowser.Common;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
 {
@@ -64,9 +66,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
         public QuickConnectState State { get; private set; } = QuickConnectState.Unavailable;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public int RequestExpiry { get; set; } = 30;
-
-        private bool TemporaryActivation { get; set; } = false;
+        public int Timeout { get; set; } = 5;
 
         private DateTime DateActivated { get; set; }
 
@@ -82,10 +82,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public QuickConnectResult Activate()
         {
-            // This should not call SetEnabled since that would persist the "temporary" activation to the configuration file
-            State = QuickConnectState.Active;
+            SetEnabled(QuickConnectState.Active);
+
             DateActivated = DateTime.Now;
-            TemporaryActivation = true;
 
             return new QuickConnectResult();
         }
@@ -96,12 +95,10 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
             _logger.LogDebug("Changed quick connect state from {0} to {1}", State, newState);
 
             ExpireRequests(true);
-            State = newState;
 
-            _config.SaveConfiguration("quickconnect", new QuickConnectConfiguration()
-            {
-                State = State
-            });
+            State = newState;
+            _config.Configuration.QuickConnectAvailable = newState == QuickConnectState.Available || newState == QuickConnectState.Active;
+            _config.SaveConfiguration();
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Configuration saved");
         }
@@ -123,17 +120,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Got new quick connect request from {friendlyName}", friendlyName);
 
-            var lookup = GenerateSecureRandom();
+            var code = GenerateCode();
             var result = new QuickConnectResult()
             {
-                Lookup = lookup,
                 Secret = GenerateSecureRandom(),
                 FriendlyName = friendlyName,
                 DateAdded = DateTime.Now,
-                Code = GenerateCode()
+                Code = code
             };
 
-            _currentRequests[lookup] = result;
+            _currentRequests[code] = result;
             return result;
         }
 
@@ -143,17 +139,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
             ExpireRequests();
             AssertActive();
 
-            string lookup = _currentRequests.Where(x => x.Value.Secret == secret).Select(x => x.Value.Lookup).DefaultIfEmpty(string.Empty).First();
+            string code = _currentRequests.Where(x => x.Value.Secret == secret).Select(x => x.Value.Code).DefaultIfEmpty(string.Empty).First();
 
-            if (!_currentRequests.TryGetValue(lookup, out QuickConnectResult result))
+            if (!_currentRequests.TryGetValue(code, out QuickConnectResult result))
             {
-                throw new KeyNotFoundException("Unable to find request with provided identifier");
+                throw new ResourceNotFoundException("Unable to find request with provided secret");
             }
 
             return result;
         }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
         public List<QuickConnectResultDto> GetCurrentRequests()
         {
             return GetCurrentRequestsInternal().Select(x => (QuickConnectResultDto)x).ToList();
@@ -186,16 +181,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public bool AuthorizeRequest(IRequest request, string lookup)
+        public bool AuthorizeRequest(IRequest request, string code)
         {
             ExpireRequests();
             AssertActive();
 
             var auth = _authContext.GetAuthorizationInfo(request);
 
-            if (!_currentRequests.TryGetValue(lookup, out QuickConnectResult result))
+            if (!_currentRequests.TryGetValue(code, out QuickConnectResult result))
             {
-                throw new KeyNotFoundException("Unable to find request");
+                throw new ResourceNotFoundException("Unable to find request");
             }
 
             if (result.Authenticated)
@@ -205,9 +200,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
 
             result.Authentication = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
 
-            // Advance the time on the request so it expires sooner as the client will pick up the changes in a few seconds
-            var added = result.DateAdded ?? DateTime.Now.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, RequestExpiry, 0));
-            result.DateAdded = added.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, RequestExpiry - 1, 0));
+            // Change the time on the request so it expires one minute into the future. It can't expire immediately as otherwise some clients wouldn't ever see that they have been authenticated.
+            var added = result.DateAdded ?? DateTime.Now.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, Timeout, 0));
+            result.DateAdded = added.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, Timeout - 1, 0));
 
             _authenticationRepository.Create(new AuthenticationInfo
             {
@@ -271,7 +266,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
             var bytes = new byte[length];
             _rng.GetBytes(bytes);
 
-            return string.Join(string.Empty, bytes.Select(x => x.ToString("x2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)));
+            return Hex.Encode(bytes);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -281,12 +276,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
         private void ExpireRequests(bool expireAll = false)
         {
             // Check if quick connect should be deactivated
-            if (TemporaryActivation && DateTime.Now > DateActivated.AddMinutes(10) && State == QuickConnectState.Active && !expireAll)
+            if (State == QuickConnectState.Active && DateTime.Now > DateActivated.AddMinutes(Timeout) && !expireAll)
             {
                 _logger.LogDebug("Quick connect time expired, deactivating");
                 SetEnabled(QuickConnectState.Available);
                 expireAll = true;
-                TemporaryActivation = false;
             }
 
             // Expire stale connection requests
@@ -296,28 +290,28 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.QuickConnect
             for (int i = 0; i < values.Count; i++)
             {
                 var added = values[i].DateAdded ?? DateTime.UnixEpoch;
-                if (DateTime.Now > added.AddMinutes(RequestExpiry) || expireAll)
+                if (DateTime.Now > added.AddMinutes(Timeout) || expireAll)
                 {
-                    delete.Add(values[i].Lookup);
+                    delete.Add(values[i].Code);
                 }
             }
 
-            foreach (var lookup in delete)
+            foreach (var code in delete)
             {
-                _logger.LogDebug("Removing expired request {lookup}", lookup);
+                _logger.LogDebug("Removing expired request {code}", code);
 
-                if (!_currentRequests.TryRemove(lookup, out _))
+                if (!_currentRequests.TryRemove(code, out _))
                 {
-                    _logger.LogWarning("Request {lookup} already expired", lookup);
+                    _logger.LogWarning("Request {code} already expired", code);
                 }
             }
         }
 
         private void ReloadConfiguration()
         {
-            var config = _config.GetQuickConnectConfiguration();
+            var available = _config.Configuration.QuickConnectAvailable;
 
-            State = config.State;
+            State = available ? QuickConnectState.Available : QuickConnectState.Unavailable;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/QuickConnect/IQuickConnect.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/QuickConnect/IQuickConnect.cs
index d44765e112..d31d0e5097 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/QuickConnect/IQuickConnect.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/QuickConnect/IQuickConnect.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.QuickConnect
         public QuickConnectState State { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the time (in minutes) before a pending request will expire.
+        /// Gets or sets the time (in minutes) before quick connect will automatically deactivate.
         /// </summary>
-        public int RequestExpiry { get; set; }
+        public int Timeout { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Assert that quick connect is currently active and throws an exception if it is not.
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.QuickConnect
         /// Authorizes a quick connect request to connect as the calling user.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="request">HTTP request object.</param>
-        /// <param name="lookup">Public request lookup value.</param>
+        /// <param name="lookup">Identifying code for the request..</param>
         /// <returns>A boolean indicating if the authorization completed successfully.</returns>
-        bool AuthorizeRequest(IRequest request, string lookup);
+        bool AuthorizeRequest(IRequest request, string code);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Deletes all quick connect access tokens for the provided user.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index afbe02dd36..76b2906069 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is port authorized; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public bool IsPortAuthorized { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets if quick connect is available for use on this server.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool QuickConnectAvailable { get; set; }
+
         public bool AutoRunWebApp { get; set; }
 
         public bool EnableRemoteAccess { get; set; }
@@ -281,6 +286,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
 
             AutoRunWebApp = true;
             EnableRemoteAccess = true;
+            QuickConnectAvailable = false;
 
             EnableUPnP = false;
             MinResumePct = 5;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/QuickConnect/QuickConnectResult.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/QuickConnect/QuickConnectResult.cs
index 32d7f6aba6..a10d60d57e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/QuickConnect/QuickConnectResult.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/QuickConnect/QuickConnectResult.cs
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.QuickConnect
         /// </summary>
         public string? Secret { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the public value used to uniquely identify this request. Can only be used to authorize the request.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string? Lookup { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the user facing code used so the user can quickly differentiate this request from others.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/QuickConnect/QuickConnectResultDto.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/QuickConnect/QuickConnectResultDto.cs
index 19acc7cd88..26084caf1e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/QuickConnect/QuickConnectResultDto.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/QuickConnect/QuickConnectResultDto.cs
@@ -17,25 +17,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.QuickConnect
         /// </summary>
         public string? Code { get; private set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the public value used to uniquely identify this request. Can only be used to authorize the request.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string? Lookup { get; private set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the device friendly name.
         /// </summary>
         public string? FriendlyName { get; private set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the DateTime that this request was created.
-        /// </summary>
-        public DateTime? DateAdded { get; private set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Cast an internal quick connect result to a DTO by removing all sensitive properties.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="result">QuickConnectResult object to cast</param>
+        /// <param name="result">QuickConnectResult object to cast.</param>
         public static implicit operator QuickConnectResultDto(QuickConnectResult result)
         {
             QuickConnectResultDto resultDto = new QuickConnectResultDto
@@ -43,8 +33,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.QuickConnect
                 Authenticated = result.Authenticated,
                 Code = result.Code,
                 FriendlyName = result.FriendlyName,
-                DateAdded = result.DateAdded,
-                Lookup = result.Lookup
             };
 
             return resultDto;