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Change advanced Wi-Fi options on Mac

You can set advanced Wi-Fi-specific options. For example, you can specify preferred Wi-Fi networks and arrange them in order of preference, and specify whether an administrator password is required to control certain Wi-Fi capabilities, such as turning Wi-Fi on or off.

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Network.

    Open Network preferences for me

  2. Select Wi-Fi in the list on the left.

    If Wi-Fi isn’t in the list, make sure you have a Wi-Fi card installed in your computer, then click the Add button at the bottom of the list. Click the Interface pop-up menu, choose Wi-Fi, give the Wi-Fi service a name, then click Create.

  3. Click Advanced, click Wi-Fi, then select the options you want to set up:

    • Add a network to the network list: Click the Add button at the bottom of the Preferred Networks list, enter a network name, then choose a security type from the pop-up menu. To view available Wi-Fi networks, click Show Networks, then choose a wireless network from the list.

    • Remove a network from the network list: Select the network you want to remove, then click the Remove button at the bottom of the Preferred Networks list.

    • Prioritize networks: Drag the networks into the order you prefer.

    • Automatically add networks you joined to the network list: Select “Remember networks this computer has joined.”

    • Require an administrator password to change options from the Wi-Fi status menu: Select any action under “Require administrator authorization to.”

  4. Click OK.

  5. Click Apply.

See alsoChoose preferred Wi-Fi networks on MacConnect your Mac to the internet using Wi-Fi
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