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How to Manage Wi-Fi Networks on Mac

By Danny Maiorca 0 comments Last updated September 10, 2022

Throughout your time as a Mac owner, you’ll probably find yourself needing to connect to multiple Wi-Fi networks. You might get a new network provider at home, for example, or perhaps you’ve just started a new job.

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If you want to know how to manage Wi-Fi networks on your Mac, this guide will help you. You’ll learn how to both add and remove them.

Contents

  • How to Add a Wi-Fi Network on Your Mac
  • How to Remove Wi-Fi Networks From Your Mac
  • Managing Wi-Fi Networks on Your Mac Is Easy

How to Add a Wi-Fi Network on Your Mac

Adding a Wi-Fi network on your Mac requires little effort; follow the steps below.

1. Click on the network icon in the top right-hand corner of your computer.

screenshot showing the wi-fi icon on mac

2. Choose the network you want to connect to from the dropdown list.

3. If prompted, enter any login details you might need.

screenshot showing how to enter a wi-fi network's details on mac

Alternatively, you can manually add your own network by following these steps:

1. Go to the Apple logo and select System Preferences.

Screenshot showing the Apple logo and System Preferences options

2. Click on the Network icon.

Screenshot showing the Network icon on a Mac computer

3. Select Advanced.

Screenshot showing the Advanced button in Mac Network icon

4. Click on the + button in the bottom left of the next window.

Screenshot showing how to add a Wi-Fi network on Mac

5. Enter the required information and click on OK.

Add Mac Wi-Fi Network

How to Remove Wi-Fi Networks From Your Mac

You might want to remove Wi-Fi networks from your Mac for several reasons. For example, you may simply not use it anymore – or you could have security concerns.

Regardless of why you want to, Wi-Fi networks from your Mac is not difficult. Follow the instructions listed below to achieve your desired result.

1. Go to System Preferences > Networks.

Screenshot showing the Network icon on a Mac computer

2. Like when adding a network manually, click on the Advanced button in the Networks window.

Screenshot showing the Advanced button in Mac Network icon

3. Click on the Wi-Fi network you want to remove. Then, hit the – button.

Screenshot showing how to remove a Mac's Wi-Fi network

4. A popup window will appear and ask you to confirm your choice. Hit the blue Remove button; your changes will take effect immediately.

Screenshot showing how to remove a wi-fi network on Mac

Managing Wi-Fi Networks on Your Mac Is Easy

Adding and removing Wi-Fi networks on your Mac is important; luckily, both are very simple. You can connect to networks wherever you are, regardless of whether that’s at your house or someone else’s. And if you want to control which networks you connect to automatically, you can easily do that in your System Preferences.

Every six months or so, you might want to consider going through the networks you’ve connected to on your Mac. You can choose to remove any that you no longer use, which will keep everything organized.

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Danny Maiorca

Danny has been a professional writer since graduating from university in 2016, but he’s been writing online for over a decade. He has been intrigued by Apple products ever since getting an iPod Shuffle in 2008 and particularly enjoys writing about iPhones and iPads. Danny prides himself on making complex topics easy to understand. In his spare time, he’s a keen photographer.

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