{"id":1988,"date":"2013-12-06T10:12:36","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T16:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2013-12-06T10:12:36","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T16:12:36","slug":"using-airport-utility-to-recover-wifi-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1988","title":{"rendered":"Using Airport Utility to recover wifi password"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you find yourself trying to remember what the wi-fi password was for an Apple Airport wi-fi access point (such as the Airport Extreme or Airport Express), and you remember\/stored the base station password, then you\u2019re in luck!<\/p>\n

Start the Airport Utility.<\/p>\n

Select the device for which you want to retrieve the password on the left.<\/p>\n

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Then, click Manual in the lower left corner:<\/p>\n

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And you\u2019ll see a screen similar to this:<\/p>\n

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Then, from the application menu, select Base Station and Equivalent Network Password:<\/p>\n

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A dialog will be displayed:<\/p>\n

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At the top, your wi-fi password should be listed.<\/p>\n

I copied it to 1Password<\/a> so I wouldn\u2019t lose the password again. :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you find yourself trying to remember what the wi-fi password was for an Apple Airport wi-fi access point (such as the Airport Extreme or Airport Express), and you remember\/stored the base station password, then you\u2019re in luck! Start the Airport Utility. 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