Q: How do I change security encryption name on WiFi network so computer will stop kicking me off Internet?
My Internet provider, Verizon, recently had me update my router to WPA2 encryption. It was previously WEP. Now, each time my computer goes to sleep it drops off the Internet and when I click on the Network icon on the top menu bar it asks again which network. I select it and then a box pops up that says this was previously a WEP network and not a WPA2 - do I want to join. I click "join" and then get on the Internet, but it is very annoying to keep doing this over and over. I went into the settings menu for "Network" and tried a number of things to change the network security designation to WPA2 w/o success. I also tried deleting the current network, restarting my computer and reselecting a network, but that didn't work either. Verizon walked me through their methods to correct this and it didn't work. The problem seems to be my computer has not recognized the change. How can I fix the change to my router? It seems as though it should be simple, but I can't find it. I have OSX 10.9.5, Memory 4 GB and Processor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5. Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
Posted on Feb 3, 2015 2:39 PM
In System Preferences/Network - try deleting all the remembered networks and then log on to the Wi-Fi, which should put it at the top. Close the Advanced tab and see if Network Name shows the new WPA2 network.
Posted on Feb 4, 2015 8:24 AM