If you need help with your Wi‑Fi password

Don’t know or remember the password of a Wi-Fi network? These solutions may help.

If a Wi-Fi network has a lockNo alt supplied for Image next to its name, it's a password-protected network. Wi-Fi passwords are case-sensitive, so make sure you're typing the correct uppercase or lowercase characters.

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Get the Wi-Fi password from another device

Other Apple devices that have joined the Wi-Fi network can share the network password with you. Or you can use them to see or copy the password.

iPhone or iPad

Share the password from iPhone or iPad

See saved Wi-Fi passwords on iPhone or iPad

Mac

Share the password from Mac

Or copy the password, if the Mac is using macOS Ventura or later:

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings.

  2. Click Network in the sidebar, then click Wi-Fi on the right.

  3. Scroll down and click Advanced to open the list of known networks.

  4. Click the More buttonNo alt supplied for Image next to the network name, then choose Copy Password.

  5. Paste the password somewhere else to see it. If both devices are yours, you may be able to use Universal Clipboard to paste the password directly onto your other device.

Check for the Wi-Fi password in other places

If you’re using a public Wi‑Fi network at a library, hotel, business or other shared space, ask a staff member for help, or look for signs or information sheets that show the network name and password. Some public Wi‑Fi networks may ask you to log in after joining the network.

If you administer the Wi-Fi router and can log in to its admin webpage or app, you can view or change the password for its network there.

Check for a label on the Wi-Fi router, check the router's documentation or check for an information sheet left by the person or internet provider who set up the router. These locations may show the default network name (or SSID) and password (or network key), which might still be in use.

Check with the person or internet provider who set up the router. Or check with the router manufacturer. They may be a be able to help you recover or reset the password.

Forget the Wi-Fi network, then join it again

If your device has joined the network previously, and now you want it to join with a different password, forget the Wi-Fi network:

How to forget a Wi-Fi network

Then then join the network again. When you re-join the network, you will be asked to enter its current password.

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