Change advanced Wi-Fi options on Mac
Use advanced Wi-Fi options to specify preferred Wi-Fi networks and arrange them in order of preference. You can also use the advanced options to specify whether an administrator password is required to control certain Wi-Fi capabilities, such as turning Wi-Fi on or off.
To change these options on your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Network, select Wi-Fi in the service list, Option-click Advanced, then click Wi-Fi.
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Preferred Networks | Your Mac looks for networks in the order they appear in the list of preferred networks, and connects to the first available Wi-Fi network it finds.
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Remember networks this computer has joined | Select this option to automatically add networks you joined to the network list. | ||||||||||
Show legacy networks and options | Select this option to show the Create Network option in the Wi-Fi status menu. See Create a computer-to-computer network. | ||||||||||
Require administrator authorisation to | Require an administrator password to change the following Wi-Fi options.
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Wi-Fi MAC Address | Displays the MAC address for the computer’s Wi-Fi interface. |