I am attempting to access my wireless network from a laptop. My laptop picks up the wireless signal from my time capsule, however the laptop is asking for a network key? How do I find the network key in the time capsule?
Time Capsule-OTHER
We are going to need to know the version of AirPort Utility that you are using currently, to be able to tell you how to locate the "key" for your network.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click the AirPort Utility menu item located in the upper left corner of the screen and then click About AirPort Utility to identify the version that you are using.
I am using version 6.0 (600.92)
That would explain why you cannot find the "key", since this was one of a number of functions that was left out on AirPort Utility 6.0.
You will need to download and install the much more functional AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion
Open AirPort Utility 5.6 and click Manual Setup
Go up to the very top of the screen again where the Apple icon is located along with the Help, AirPort Utility, etc menus. Click on the Base Station menu, then click Equivalent Network Password and your "key" will be displayed.
Suggest that you keep both AirPort Utility 5.6 and 6.0 on your Mac.
Bob...I have a new printer at home for personal use on my mac laptop (v10.7.4 software). It's a Brother MFC9325cw printer. During the wireless setup it is asking me for the Network Key. I have the Apple Time Capsule with software v6.1. I tried using the same instructions you posted above but I do not have an 'Equivalent Network Password" in the drop down to get to the Network Key. My options are Show Passwords, Restart or Restore under the Base Station menu. I cannot setup my wireless printer without this. Any advice is appreciated? Thanks!
Show Passwords will reveal the long 64 character Pre-Shared "key" for your network.
thanks Bob you are an angle sending out that information , it helped me greatly ,Rando
that would be angel
Maybe Bob's Angelic figure is rather angular.. making him an Angelic Angle.. Or an Anglic Angel.🙂
My wife calls me a lot of things, but "angelic" is not one of them. 😉
Hi Bob. I am trying to find my Time Capsule's network key. I tried following your advice to download Airport Utility 5.6 (currently running Airport Utility 6.2).
I went through the download process, and it seemed to work, but I couldn't find the newly installed program. I tried running the install again, and got an error message.
When running my version 6.2, all options are greyed out on the "Base Station" menu.
Any thoughts?
Using AirPort Utility 6.2, open it up and click on your Time Capsule.
Click Edit in the next small box that appears
Click the Base Station menu at the very top of the computer screen up where the Help menu, File menu, Edit menu, etc reside.
Click Show Passwords
how do i find my network key with time capsule
