Reading out the WLAN password - this is how to do it on a MacBook

In order to connect your MacBook wirelessly to the Internet, it is usually necessary to enter a WLAN password. If you do not remember the password of your network, it is possible to read it directly on the MacBook.

How to read out the WLAN password on a MacBook

If you don't remember the password of the WLAN network you are using or if you want to know the password of another network, it is possible to read it out on your MacBook. The prerequisite for this, however, is that you were previously logged into the respective WLAN network and the password was stored.

1. To read out a stored password, please first open the keychain management on your MacBook.
2. This is done most quickly by clicking on the "magnifying glass icon" at the top right and searching for "keychain management" in the Spotlight search.
3. In the keychain management, then enter the name of your WLAN in the search field, confirm with "Enter" and open the corresponding entry with a double click.
4. Now set a check next to "Show password", enter your login password and confirm with "Allow" so that your password is displayed in plain text.

Other ways to read your WLAN password

If your MacBook was not previously connected to the WLAN network, you can not read its password on the device. However, to find out the password of the network, you need access to the WLAN router. This has, usually on the bottom or the back, a sticker on which the network key is noted.