Need to find password for WI FI for new cell phone

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Need to find password for WI FI for new cell phone

I Purchased a new smart phone, 1st step is to connect to my computer based Wi Fi, I need to enter a password on the phone to connect to my wi fi.

I dont know the pass word, with a quick search I find directions how to find out the password. Step 1) click Mac HD icon 2) click applications

3) locate and double click Linksys Connect icon I dont have this icon, I searched my applications and dont have it. So, I cant complete the 1st step

in setting up my new smart phone. What do I do? Do I have to download this app???

Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Apr 21, 2016 10:43 AM

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FoxFifth

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Apr 21, 2016 10:58 AM in response to 8149

Not sure what you mean by "computer based Wi Fi" so the following may not help. However if you have a Wi-Fi router and your Mac is connected to it then see the following:

Open Keychain Access on Mac (you can find that by using Spotlight Search – Command Spacebar), click System in sidebar and then click Passwords in sidebar, double-click on the wi-fi router name, click the box in front of Show Password, enter your Mac's login password for your username if prompted.

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8149 Author

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Apr 21, 2016 1:23 PM in response to FoxFifth

Im able to turn wi fi on and off on my computer, or so it seems. I probably dont have a wi fi router, that may be why I dont have Open Key Chain Access either. I know how to find and use spotlight search, it is not coming up. Ill contact my ISP to find out for sure.

Thanks

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lllaass

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Apr 21, 2016 12:12 PM in response to 8149

How is the Mac connected to the internet?

If via a wired (Ethernet) connection then you can setup your Mac to act as a wifi router. See:

OS X El Capitan: Share your Internet connection

It is similar for other OSX versions

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Apr 21, 2016 1:41 PM in response to lllaass

I called my ISP and we figured it out. I do have a wi fi router but the wi fi was turned of at the router, so my smart

phone could not find my wi fi. She gave me a web address where I got all the info, my wi fi password and a few

other things. I wrote all this down, I have a lot to learn.

My mac has OSX 10.9.5 It does not have Linksys Connect icon or Open Key Chain Access, I thought maybe now

I have the wi fi turned on at the router one or both of these would show up on Spotlight Search.

Thank you very much for your help FoxFifth and Illaass!

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