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#Mac system preferences wifi network greyed out password#

Yes, you can see that the wifi password for “Ziggis Guest” is actually “ZiggisGuest”. Now I can connect to “Ziggis Guest” and be prompted for the (new) password as if I’d never seen it before: The tooltip reiterates what will occur: “Remove Wi-Fi network”. To remove Ziggis Guest, I select it and click on “-” near the bottom.

You can also remember a password but not automatically join it by unchecking the adjacent box in the window.

Some networks support more than one protocol, while others indicate that they don’t have any password at all, instead using a separate login screen or window. It’ll then show a list of Preferred Networks, also specifying the security protocol of each: That’s done by clicking on the “ Advanced…” button on the lower right. Notice what it says on the upper portion of the main window area though: “Wi-Fi is turned on but is not connected to a network.” This is confirmed by the fact that the pop-up menu shows a greyed out “No network selected”, not a specific network name.įrom this point you can actually choose a network name and try to connect – or turn OFF Wi-Fi entirely, then turn it on again to see if a reset helps your connection – but instead, let’s actually forget the remembered network so it’s new and unknown. There’s definitely a lot going on with this window but key is to ensure that you’ve chosen “Wi-Fi” on the left. This opens up a System Preferences window: To solve it, choose “ Network Preferences…“, the very last entry on the menu. It won’t connect to the Ziggi’s Coffee network Ziggis Guest but it won’t prompt me for a new password. More amusingly, “acadia gmc” is a nearby car’s wifi hotspot, and “DIRECT-NNKWDESKTOP1LL25” might actually be a printer or similar office device, not an actual wifi network at all. First off, you can see that “Ziggis Guest” is an already known network, as denoted by it being listed as a “Preferred Network”. There’s a lot to understand in this menu.

#Mac system preferences wifi network greyed out mac#

On your Mac system, you probably are used to clicking on the wifi icon on the menubar and getting a list of available local networks.

#Mac system preferences wifi network greyed out how to#

Mac systems seem to be just as susceptible to this as PCs and mobile devices, so it’s a key 21st Century skill to know how to proceed… HOW TO CONNECT A MAC TO A SPECIFIC WIFI NETWORK Because they’re trying to automatically connect you, these systems can be really stymied if anything on the network changes or you encounter a new network with an already known SSID name. The trick with all of these situations regardless of what operating system you’re using is to know how to forget and even remove a remembered network connection. There are also now multiple protocols too and if you think changing passwords can confuse your computer, wait until the network admin changes from WEP to WPA2! Others have gotten a lot more complicated, however, from open networks that have a completely separate login process to sites that change their password on a weekly basis. Heck, there are probably still wireless networks with the same password they had in 2015. Further, since people weren’t too worried about security, they used to leave their passwords untouched for years at a time. Mac 911 cannot reply to email with troubleshooting advice nor can we publish answers to every question.Wireless networks used to be pretty basic and straightforward: They either had a password or they didn’t. We’re always looking for problems to solve! Email yours to including screen captures as appropriate. Updated: The Edimax adapter’s maker added a Sierra driver.

#Mac system preferences wifi network greyed out drivers#

If it’s out of warranty, you can avoid an expensive motherboard or module repair by getting a third-party Wi-Fi USB dongle, like the Edimax AC1200, which comes with drivers from the maker for OS X and macOS through Sierra. If your Mac remains under warranty, keep details of your testing handy and call for a repair. In forums, many users were able to solve the problem by resetting one or other of these.īut if resetting those two system states doesn’t bring Wi-Fi back, it’s time to hit the shop. You can try to clear the hardware state by resetting the non-volatile memory (NVRAM) or the System Management Controller (SMC). That’s either a low-level configuration issue or a hardware problem. If hardware is the issue, the Wi-Fi drop-down menu will read “Wi-Fi: No Hardware Installed”.