How can we recover the lost password for the WiFi network in OS X

Usually, most of the users who forget password a WiFi network Personal solve this problem by password reset Those (of course, to reset a password wireless networks it is necessary to know the password of the router). Also users Windows have at hand a very simple method Password Recovery of a wireless networks (Assuming that they are already connect to network said), the Control Panel> Network and Internet> Network Connections (Right click on wireless network that you want to know the password and select Status menu, then click on the wireless Properties and check the option Show characters in tab Security). If you are OS X users but (especially if the operating system is still new to you), it is likely not know that and you have access to a simple method which can wireless network password is forgotten (Without the need to reset that password). All you have to do is follow the instructions below.

How to find lost password of your wireless network in OS X?

  • open Spotlight (Command + Space), And type Keychain and give Enter to launch the utility Keychain Access
spotlight-keychain
  • the left click SystemThen identify the right name WiFi network that you want to recover your password
  • right click on wireless network and select Copy Password to Clipboard displayed menu (you have to enter user and password management in order to copy the network password)
copy-wireless-password
  • then let paste a text editor to view password Forgotten

Another method of View a wireless network password in OS X is: everything in Keychain Access > System data collected double-click on network that, then in tab Attributes tick Show password (And here you have to input username and password administrator to view wireless network password).

Wireless-attributes

Note: The methods described above can be used to recover the passwords of all the wireless networks you have had Macconnected at a given time (you do not have to be connected to that network to find out its access password).

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