Mac wireless keyboard lost connection and i can reconect because I need a password to log in

While I was playing team fortress 2 my keyboard suddenly stopped working, since there's no way to quit it without a keyboard I pulled the plug. After restarting my iMac the keyboard still wouldn't connect but there's no way I can troubleshot because my accounts require passwords. Any solutions? Do I have to take it in? Or can I use a wired keyboard and fix it from there?

Connect a USB keyboard to the system.

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this sound to be pretty much the same problem as to me
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1624216#1624216
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