{"id":12751,"date":"2023-05-31T09:03:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T09:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routerctrl.com\/?p=12751"},"modified":"2023-11-22T15:20:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T15:20:15","slug":"find-wi-fi-password-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routerctrl.com\/find-wi-fi-password-on-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Wi-Fi Password on Mac? (Easy Ways to Find Your Wi-Fi Password on Mac)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Using a <\/span>password<\/span><\/a> for a <\/span>Wi-Fi network<\/span><\/a> has proven to be very effective in <\/span>securing the network from unauthorized access<\/span><\/a>. Additionally, passwords limit the number of devices connecting to a specific network simultaneously, <\/span>improving network speeds<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n However, you may find yourself forgetting the password to your network. It is common for someone to forget a <\/span>Wi-Fi password<\/span><\/a>, especially today when we have so many accounts for so many different apps, email clients, websites, and networks. <\/span><\/p>\n Mac offers its users various means to <\/span>obtain their network’s password<\/span><\/a> through their device in easy steps. In this post, we will show you three ways to <\/span>find your Wi-Fi password<\/span><\/a> on your Mac.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you had not made any previous <\/span>changes to your password<\/span><\/a>, then your network’s password is the default one. The default password is the one that appears on your network router, found at the back of the router.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The default password appears next to the <\/span>SSID name of your router<\/span><\/a> (which is your Wi-Fi network\u2019s default name), and it can be as basic as “password” or “12345”. The default Wi-Fi password allows you to connect to your router for the first time. After that, you can <\/span>log in to your router\u2019s settings<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>change it<\/span><\/a> to something unique.<\/span><\/p>\n However, your network\u2019s default password is typically very weak, offering minimal <\/span>network security<\/span><\/a>. Thus, your network becomes very <\/span>vulnerable to cyberattacks<\/span><\/a> since other devices can access the network, spreading malicious content.<\/span><\/p>\n Change the default password to a much stronger one with 8 to 12 characters. It should contain a mixture of characters, numbers, and symbols. You can access the router’s settings to change the network’s password, improving your network’s security.<\/span><\/p>\n If you forget it, you could recover your password while using your Mac even without connecting to the network, assuming that your Mac was at some point in the past <\/span>connected to that Wi-Fi.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n There are two main methods of recovering the password. They include:<\/span><\/p>\nMethods of Recovering Your Wi-Fi Password on Mac<\/h2>\n
1. Using the Keychain Access on Your Mac<\/h2>\n