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You can use the Wi-Fi menu to quickly connect to a nearby wireless network.
- Click the Wi-Fi icon ( or ) in the menu bar.
- If Wi-Fi is off, choose 'Turn Wi-Fi on.'
- Select a nearby Wi-Fi network from the list.
If you don't see your network listed, make sure it's nearby and that others can connect to it. It could also be a 'hidden' network. You can connect to a hidden network by choosing 'Join other network' and entering the name of the network you're trying to use.
The strength of each nearby network is shown next to its name. More darkened bars indicate a stronger network connection.
Next, uncheck the “Hide” box, and you will see the WiFi password of the network. Then just close the tab in the browser to exit the menu without saving. So, you can see that it is not so difficult to find WiFi passwords on Mac. There are several ways to do this.
Enter your password
Networks that have a lock icon next to their name require a password. After you select your network, enter the network password when you're prompted. If you don't know the network password, check with the owner of the Wi-Fi network you're trying to join.
- How to Find WiFi Password on Mac Computers As you travel with your Mac laptop, you log into various WiFi networks to stay online so you can remain productive or entertained. After a while, your Mac becomes sort of a digital keychain with passwords to wireless networks spread all over the city.
- This method will only work if you’ve previously or are currently connected to the wireless network you’re trying to recover the password for. Mac stores all it’s passwords in a utility called “ keychain access ” and to recover any password be it wireless, application or a web-form password, this is the app you need to be using.
Use a cellular device as your Wi-Fi connection
Depending on your cellular plan, your iPhone or iPad with cellular can share its Internet connection with your Mac. When your iOS device is configured properly and is near your Mac, it appears in the Wi-Fi menu as an available connection.
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When you select a cellular device as your Internet connection, the menu icon changes to indicate your Mac is currently linked to the device ( ).
Turn Wi-Fi on or off
If you're in an environment where Wi-Fi isn't permitted (like on some airline flights) you can quickly turn off Wi-Fi from this menu.
- Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar.
- Choose 'Turn Wi-Fi off.'
When Wi-Fi is turned off, the menu icon changes to and empty indicator ( ). When you're ready to use Wi-Fi again, click the menu icon and choose 'Turn Wi-Fi on.' Then connect to the network you want to join if your Mac doesn't join it automatically.
If you don't see the Wi-Fi menu
You can enable and disable the Wi-Fi menu from the Network pane of System Preferences.
- From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
- Click Network in the System Preferences window.
- Select Wi-Fi in the list of available network connections.
- Select (check) the option to 'Show Wi-Fi status in menu bar.'
Create a network
If you want to create a temporary Wi-Fi connection between your Mac and another device, you can create your own network from the Wi-Fi menu.
- Click the Wi-Fi menu and choose Create Network.
- Enter the details for your network, such as a network name and channel
When you create a computer-to-computer network, the menu icon changes to show a computer (). When you're done, click the Wi-Fi menu again and choose Disconnect to close the network you created.
One of the best things about being an internet entrepreneur and running a blog (the one you’re reading) for a living is that I can work from almost any place that has internet, or more precisely, a Wi-Fi network I can connect to. This liberty has had me hopping from one coffee shop to another, the ones with free Wi-Fi of course. That also means that I’ve got a list of wireless networks saved on my Mac that help me automatically connect to the Wi-Fi of a place I’ve visited before.
Although I don’t need to bother about the Wi-Fi password once it is up and running, there are times when I might need to see them (when I need to share it, for instance). You don’t expect me to remember them, do you?
So, this post is about finding the password of a Wi-Fi network that’s saved in your Mac. Unlike in Windows, where you can directly go to the Properties of that particular network and make it show the password, things are a bit different on the OS X versions.
Here are the steps to make Mac show a Wi-Fi password.
Step 1: Note the name of the network by clicking on the Wi-Fi icon. It goes without saying that this is a network you are connected to or have connected to in the past.
Step 2: Go to Spotlight by hitting Command + Space bar and type Keychain. Keychain is an utility that comes built-into Macs, and does the job of storing system-wide passwords.
Step 3: Open Keychain Access and you should find that network listed there somewhere. If you can’t locate it at a glance, try searching for it using the search bar at the top. In my case, it was there right at top of the list.
Step 4: Right-click on that listing and click on Get Info. You may choose to copy the password to the clipboard and then paste it on TextEdit in order to reveal it, but if you just want to quickly see the password then you can do it right here.
Step 5: You’ll now need to click the Show password checkbox in the box that pops up.
Step 6: Keychain will ask you to enter the admin password before it can show you the password of that particular network. Enter the password, click on Allow and voila, your password will spring up instantly!
That was how you can easily reveal passwords of Wi-Fi networks you’ve used on your Mac. Veteran users of OS X won’t find anything special in this, but people who’ve just switched to a Mac or have been using it for a long time without having a brush with Keychain should find it helpful.
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