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If you've forgotten your Airport Utility password, there are a few ways to reset it and regain access. The Airport Utility app allows you to see all the passwords associated with a base station, and you can also change the base station password from there. You can also perform a soft reset, which will disable all base station passwords for up to five minutes, giving you time to access the base station and change the passwords.
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How to reset your airport utility password
If you've forgotten your Airport Utility password, there are a few ways to reset it. Firstly, check if you want to retrieve the existing password or change it.
Retrieving Your Existing Password
To retrieve your existing password, follow these steps:
- On your Mac, go to the top-left-side window under 'Keychains' and select 'login'.
- In the bottom-left-side window, under 'Category', select 'Passwords'.
- In the right-side window, under the 'Name' column, look for your Wi-Fi network's name or BSSID.
- Double-click on your network name listing.
- Enter your Mac administrator account's password, if required.
- Your Wi-Fi network's wireless security password should now be displayed.
Alternatively, you can use the Terminal app to retrieve the password from the Keychain:
- Enter the following command: security find-generic-password -ga "
", replacing " - The password will be listed after the "Password:" key.
Changing Your Password
If you want to change your password, you can perform a "soft" reset. Here's how:
- Press and hold the reset button for about 1 second, then release.
- The status light on the base station will flash amber.
- From the Wi-Fi status menu in the menu bar, choose the Wi-Fi network created by your base station.
- Open Airport Utility, which is located in the Utilities folder within your Applications folder.
- Click the icon for your base station in Airport Utility, then click 'Edit' from the pop-up menu.
- You can now change the password or make other configuration changes.
- Once done, click 'Update'.
- Press and hold the reset button again, this time for about 5 seconds, until the status light flashes amber rapidly.
- Release the button and wait about a minute for the base station to finish restarting.
- Finally, open Airport Utility again and click on 'Other Wi-Fi Devices', then select your base station from the list.
Note: The "soft" reset method will temporarily disable all passwords for up to five minutes, giving you time to access the base station and make changes.
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Viewing all passwords for an airport base station
If you want to view all the passwords for an AirPort base station, you can use the AirPort Utility program. This can be found within /
Once you've opened the AirPort Utility, you'll see a list of your devices at the bottom. Click on one to select it. If your Mac already knows the base station password, you'll be able to access the info for all the associated passwords. If not, you'll need to know the base station password to access the other passwords, or you'll need to look through Keychain Access.
To do this, open Keychain Access, located in Applications/Utilities, and click Show Keychains if the list is hidden. Select the keychain you want to see and then select a category to view a list of keychain items. Double-click an item in the list to see more information. If you want to see the password for an item, click "Show password" and then enter the password for the keychain.
Alternatively, you can enter the following command in the Terminal app to retrieve the wireless security password from the Keychain:
Security find-generic-password -ga "
Where network-name is the name of your AirPort's wireless network. The password will be listed after the "Password:" key.
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Retrieving existing airport utility passwords
If you've forgotten the password of your Apple AirPort Base Station, you can try the following methods to retrieve it.
Using AirPort Utility:
- Open the AirPort Utility program, which can be found in "/Applications/Utilities" on a Mac or in Start > All Programs on a Windows PC.
- Select the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule you're setting up, then click "Edit".
- From the AirPort Utility's menu bar, select "Base Station" > "Show Passwords".
- Both the Wi-Fi security and base station passwords will now be displayed.
Using Keychain Access:
- Launch Keychain Access from your Applications: Utilities folder.
- Ensure that "login" is selected from the Keychains list on the left and "All Items" is chosen from the Category list.
- Double-click your base station from the main list. It will be of "Kind" 'AirPort Disk password' and will have the name you assigned during setup.
- Select the "Attributes" tab from the Info window that opens and click the "Show password" checkbox.
- Enter your Mac's administrator account's password. Your base station password should now be displayed.
Using the Terminal App:
- Open the Terminal app.
- Enter the following command: `security find-generic-password -ga "
"` (replace " " with the name of your AirPort wireless network). - Your wireless security password will be listed after "Password".
Using the Finder:
- Click on the Finder icon on your Dock to open a Finder window.
- Locate and open Keychain Access.
- Use the Search field in the upper-right corner to find your wireless network by name.
- Click on the name of your wireless network from the list of found items.
- Your AirPort password will be displayed.
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Using an iOS device to access airport utility passwords
If you're using an iOS device and need to access your Airport Utility passwords, there are a few methods you can try. Firstly, ensure that your keychain is being stored in iCloud by checking your iCloud settings on your device. This way, when you enter a password, the keychain will be updated and stored in iCloud.
If you've forgotten your AirPort base station Administrator password or wireless security password, you can perform a "soft" reset. This will temporarily disable all passwords for up to five minutes, giving you time to access the base station and change your passwords.
- Open the AirPort Utility app on your iOS device.
- Tap on the appropriate AirPort base station.
- Tap on "Edit".
- Tap on "Advanced" and then "Show Passwords".
- Your wireless security password will be listed after "Main Network", and your base station administrator password will be listed after "Base Station".
Alternatively, you can use the following command in the Terminal app to retrieve your wireless security password from the Keychain:
Security find-generic-password -ga "
Replace "
Security find-generic-password -ga "mywirelessnetwork"
Keep in mind that the Airport's base station password is different from your Wi-Fi network password. The base station password is used specifically to access the Airport's wireless settings via Airport Utility.
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Protecting your base station with a password
If you have an Apple device, you can protect your base station with a password by using the AirPort Utility app on your Mac, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
Firstly, give your base station a name so that you can easily identify it if there are multiple devices on your network. The name of the base station will appear in the graphical overview of AirPort Utility.
Then, in the graphical overview, select the base station you want to configure and click Edit. You may need to enter a password for the base station. If necessary, click Base Station. After that, follow these steps:
- Type a new password for the base station in the Base Station Password field.
- Re-enter the password in the Verify Password field.
- If you want the password to be remembered in your macOS keychain, select "Remember this password in my keychain".
- Click Update to save your changes.
Note that there are three password types that can be used with an AirPort Extreme base station, AirPort Express base station, or a Time Capsule. If you forget your AirPort base station password, you can perform a "soft" reset to temporarily disable all of the base station's passwords for up to five minutes. This will give you time to access the base station and change the passwords.
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Frequently asked questions
If you've forgotten your Airport Utility password, you can reset your base station to factory settings. This will allow you to set up a new password.
You can reset your Airport Base Station by opening Airport Utility and selecting your Base Station. From there, select "Restore Default Settings" and confirm that you wish to erase the device and restore default settings.
Open the Airport Utility app on your Mac and select your base station. From the menu bar, select "Base Station" and then "Show Passwords".
Open the Airport Utility app and select your base station from the graphical overview. Click "Edit", enter your current password, and then enter a new password in the "Base Station Password" field.
