Hi Neil and Marcus, Indeed, that used to be my biggest problem, remembering my passwords. At one time I had just the one password for the many emails, secure sites, banking etc until I got ‘hacked’ in one of my accounts.
From the WAMUG members I learned about a great password manager called 1Password and have been using it ever since. The beauty is that I carry a version of the application on my iPad too and hence have the myriads of passwords, wi-fi included, all generated by 1Password, handy for when I need them. True, I need my master password to be complex and securely memorised. As Neil said, until some other technology becomes available, I will keep using my trusty application. Best regards to all on this wonderful day. Philippe C. On 4 Sep 2016, at 11:10 am, Neil Houghton <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Marcus, You were lucky in that somebody was very lax when setting up the router in the first place ;o) It is generally considered very bad practice to leave the router set up with the “default” user name and password (in this case “admin”) - as it lets anyone access your router and, as you found, see the setup – and even change it! Of course, if someone HAD set it up securely, with a new ID and PW, you would have needed to know them to see the wifi setup! Otherwise you would have been left with a “reset to factory” and then set everything up from scratch again. Until biometric security (or some superseding technology) becomes standard, that is the ongoing catch 22 for us all – we need good passwords for security and we are in strife if we forget them! Password managers can help – provided you don’t forget the master password!!! Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [email protected] on 3/9/16 20:23, Marcus F Harris at [email protected] wrote: > Hi Ronni again, > Just to let you know that the keychain didn’t reveal the password for the > wifi, probably because the router/wifi is an Asus. > Anyway, a colleague was able to tell me how to get into the Asus from the > iMac, whereupon I found the password and all is now ok > Maybe for future reference for a WAMUG user, > Asus Router/Wifi > 192.168.1.1 > ID admin > PW admin > wireless page reveals all including password for the wifi > cheers > > > Marcus > > [email protected] > Marcus F Harris > [email protected] > iMac 27D Late 2009 > OS10.9.5 > 3 GHz Intel Duo Core > 8Gb Ram > > MACBOOK PRO [2009] > PROCESSOR 2.53 GHZ INTEL 2 DUO > L2 CACHE 4GB MEM 1067 MHZ DDRS > GRAPHICS CARD GEFORCE9400M 256 MB > FUJITSU 250GB HD JOURNALED HFS+ > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Marcus F Harris <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Resetting wifi password on iPd Mini >> Date: 3 September 2016 at 12:12:26 PM AWST >> To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: [email protected] Ronni >> My friend has an iMac and an iPad mini, so I suppose she has an Apple >> Wireless Network. >> However her router/wifi is another make so I will check that out later today. >> I’ll try to recover her password from the keychain first of all. >> If that doesn’t work I guess I’ll have to work out how to get into her >> router/wifi. >> I’ll let you know. >> Thanks very much >> >> Marcus >> Marcus Harris >> P.O. Box 7135 >> Marcus Harris >> Shenton Park >> Western Australia 6008 >> Australia >> Cryptodome Pty Ltd >> [email protected] >> Mob: +61 (0) 417965618 >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 2 Sep 2016, at 5:00 PM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Marcus, >>> >>> If it’s a Apple Wireless Network: >>> "When you enter a WEP, WPA2, or other encryption key or passphrase in Mac >>> OS X, it’s stored in the Keychain. >>> You can run Keychain Access (found inside /Applications/Utilities/) to >>> delete entries you no longer wish to store or to retrieve passwords that >>> you have forgotten. >>> Keychain passwords are secured with your Mac OS X user password." >>> >>> If you need to change the Network’s Password: >>> Change your Wireless Network’s name and password >>> Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications >>> folder. >>> In the graphical overview >>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=aprt3bb53acf&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=Airport%20Utility%20HelpPP409> >>> , select the base station you want to configure, then click Edit. You may >>> need to enter a password for the base station. >>> Click Wireless. >>> Do any of the following: >>> Change the wireless network name: Enter a new name in the Wireless Network >>> Name field. >>> Change the wireless password: Enter your new password in the Wireless >>> Password and Verify Password fields. >>> 5. If you want the wireless password to be remembered in your OS X >>> keychain >>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=aprt8caccd20&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=Airport%20Utility%20HelpPP409> >>> , select “Remember this password in my keychain.” >>> 6. To save your changes, click Update. >>> >>> If it’s another Wireless Network you will need to supply details for anyone >>> to help. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>> >>> El Capitan OS X 10.11.6 >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 2 Sep 2016, at 11:43 AM, Marcus F Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I’m sure this will have been addressed somewhere in the past, but please >>>> point me to a solution. >>>> >>>> A senior citizen friend has reset her iPad Mini in an attempt to solve a >>>> problem transferring photos on it to her iMac running Maverick OS. >>>> That problem prior to reset was a message -“Unable to transfer to Photo as >>>> the device is locked” Her 4 digit password wouldn’t unlock that and the >>>> message kept repeating. Can I come back to that problem later because— >>>> >>>> As a result of resetting her iPad Mini, the wifi needs reconnecting, but >>>> she’s forgotten her password. >>>> We tried all her passwords, then the codes on the back of the router/modem >>>> without success. >>>> >>>> Is the only solution to access the router and reset the passord, or is >>>> there a simpler workaround? >>>> If I have to reset her modem is that straitforward? >>>> >>>> BY THE WAY I don’t think her iPad Mini is right up to date but has iOS 9 >>>> something. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> Marcus >>>> Marcus Harris >>>> P.O. 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