There were two responses to a previous question about changing the WiFi network password

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There were two responses to a previous question about changing the WiFi network password

There were two responses to a previous question about changing the WiFi network password on a MacBook Pro. They both said the same thing, and it does not work. There is no opportunity to change the password if you follow those instructions. In sum they said: 'Open the network and select the one you want to change. Hit minus (-). Next hit plus (+) and add the network.' Fine. That does nothing except busy work. Erase then rewrite. There is no opportunity to CHANGE the password. If you try to enter a fresh password when you add (+) the reborn network, whatever is entered will be rejected if it is not the identical password you want to change. Does anyone know how to do this please.? I'm trying to add my printer to the network and it has only a phone style pad. If there are any letters in the password it has so far for me been insurmountable to enter an alfa password with caps and lowercase. If I change to simple numeric it will be MUCH less frustrating. How did anyone ever send texts like that? Yikes!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 6, 2020 4:33 AM

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Axel Foley

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Jul 6, 2020 7:20 AM in response to C.A.R.Alfa

I am assuming that you want to change the WiFi Network's Login Password at the WiFi Router. The two unsuccessful processes that you mentioned in your post are only meant to match/change the WiFi Network credentials if they were changed at the router in the first place. For example, if you were used to logging in to your work's (or any) WiFi Network and your work changes the WiFi Network's password then you would use those processes to change the password on your MacBook to match with the new one.

What you are looking to do is change the WiFi Network password to numerical only so that you can get your printer onboard. This is done at the router level. Perform a Google Search on the make and model of your router and look for instructions on how to create/change the WiFi Network password. It generally involves logging into your router by using a browser and a dedicated web address (for example, 198.162.1.1 etc) Once you are logged in to your router then it generally has a simple graphical user interface that you can navigate through and create/change your password.

Once you are successful then you will need to make the WiFi Password adjustment/change in every device that logs into that WiFi network including your MacBook Pro by using the processes that you mentioned in your post.

Axel F.

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