[blind-philly-comp] working with wifi connections in windows

From: "Christina Stolze" <christinastolze@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 15:53:47 -0500

I received this from another source and I thought it might be of some help
to someone.
Christina
Working with Wi-Fi connections in Windows

This document contains two tips. First are directions to use when you
forgot your Wi-Fi___33 password.

The second tip addresses an Easy Way to Set Up a New Wireless Network
Connection in Windows.

*I. Forgot Your Wi-Fi___33 Password? How to Find It
Source page:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/forgot-your-wifi-password-how-find-i
t-windows.htm

So, you just got a new device - a PC, a tablet, a smartphone, what have you-
and you want to connect it to your wireless network at home. That means you
have to know the password for the router. Unless you wrote it down
somewhere, that probably means retrieving the password from a device that is
already connected.
(Some routers have a Wi-Fi___33 Protected Setup button for automatic
connection but this article is for those who do not have that feature on
their router.)
There are several ways to obtain the details of a wireless network in a
Windows system. You can always open settings in the Windows Control Panel
but the method for finding the wireless settings is somewhat different in
different versions of Windows and can involve a number of steps. There are
two other approaches that apply to Windows 7 through 10 that I find easier,
especially in Windows 8.1 and 10. In general, you will need administrative
privileges to find a password.
Use the free utility Wireless KeyView
One of the many free utilities from Airsoft is Wireless KeyView
<http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html> , currently in version
1.71. It will reveal your password with just a click. An example of the
interface is shown in the graphic below. Administrative privileges are
required. It is a portable program, requiring no installation. There are
both 32- and 64-bit versions and the download link is at the bottom of this
page <http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html> .
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html

The download is a zipped file of only 80 KB. It is said to work in Windows
XP on up.

A useful feature of the program is that it provides for the export and
import of a password by means of a text file. This makes setting up a new
connection for a Windows device very easy.
Because it reveals a password, some anti-malware programs may flag Wireless
KeyView. There was one flag out of 55 scans by Virus Total. However, Nirsoft
is a proven source of useful and safe utilities.
Use the Command Line
Users of the command line have a quick method available. Open a command
prompt with administrative rights and enter:
netsh wlan show profile name="Connection Name" key=clear
In the command, you will have to replace "Connection Name" with the actual
name of your particular wireless connection. Retain the quote marks. A
variety of information about your connection will be shown. Your password
will be displayed in a section called "Security settings" next to an entry
"Key content".
If you have forgotten the name of your connection, you can find it by first
running the following command:
netsh wlan show profiles
The command line also provides a quick way to save the password to a file
for future reference. Run the command:
netsh wlan show profile name="Connection Name" key=clear

C:\wireless-data.txt

The file path and name "C:\wireless-data.txt" used above is just an example.
The name and location of the file can be anything you like.

*II. Easy Way to Set Up a New Wireless Network Connection in Windows
The above tip
<http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/forgot-your-wifi-password-how-find-
it-windows.htm> described how to reveal and extract the password for an
existing Windows wireless connection. This present tip goes one step further
and shows an automatic method of setting up a new wireless network
connection that takes setup data from a system that is already connected and
imports it into a second system.
The method uses the command line and works by first exporting existing
connection data to an XML file. Open a command prompt with administrator
privileges and enter a command of the form:
netsh wlan export profile name={profile name} folder={path and name of
folder} key=clear
Profile name is the same as the connection name referred to in the tip
<http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/forgot-your-wifi-password-how-find-
it-windows.htm> above. Use quotation marks around the profile name if it
has spaces. Running this command creates an XML file with the name of the
profile and places it in a designated folder. The folder must already exist.
The XML file can also be sent to a portable location like a thumb drive or a
network location (but not a UNC address). A specific example of the command
might be:
netsh wlan export profile name=your connection folder=G:\ key=clear
This would create a file called "Wi-Fi-yourconnection.xml" on the G: drive.
This file can then be imported with a second command to create a new
connection in a different system. Open a command prompt as administrator in
the new system. The command to create a new connection from an XML profile
has the form:
netsh wlan add profile filename={path and name of XML file previously
created}
A specific example of the command is:
netsh wlan add profile filename=D:\Wi-Fi-yourconnection.xml
This method should work in all current versions of Windows from Vista on up.
And there you have it - your new wireless connection all set up.

Submitted by v.laurie
Source page is here:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/easy-way-set-new-wireless-network-co
nnection-windows.htm

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing".
Helen Keller

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