WEP or Network Password??

I am trying to connect my roommate's PC to my AirPort wireless network, but it keeps asking for a network password or WEP passord? I have a G4. Where can I find this password?

Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP2)
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Severe Network Password issues

Hi all, this is my first post here.
Of the four computers accessing our router, 3 of them work fine (2 PCs and 1 x Apple PowerBook on OS 10.3.9 over airport).
The machine with the internet connection that no longer works well is my G5. I recently updated the airport software through software update--my thoughts are, does this contain firmware that may have interfered?:
The curious thing is that after performing a clean install with the system discs (10.3.3) and when trying to connect to 'a specific network' as before, the airport sees the network name correctly, but when selected, internet connect now prompts for a WEP password, where it never used to--and it DOESN'T connect--returning an 'Error connecting to MyNetwork' message...
This is the same WEP key as entered in to System Prefs > Network > 'a specific network' > Password--which used to be perfectly adequate.
I am actually now booted from my external clone FW 800 drive, which was a backup from September when everything worked fine--and guess what--my clone network settings work absolutely fine and I can connect to the internet and sit here writing this post, no problem...
So because of this I don't believe that it is a hardware issue.
However, when performing a clean installation of 10.3.3 and choosing to 'transfer user network data' from a previous mac (in this instance my boot clone), everything clones perfectly EXCEPT the network password settings which refuse to connect to the internet and behave again, in the manner described above.
I have run all sorts of disc tests, clean installs that transfer no data from anything previous whatsoever, with various updates applied, and yes, even copied my clone drive using superduper back onto the main system disc as an erase and install clone of my boot clone... to no avail.
A small gllimmer of hope appeared briefly when having cleared the PRAM on startup, after a few more identical attempts at entering the password on a clean install (with NO data transferred from the boot clone on install), the airport DID make a connection. But only briefly, it gave up the connection after a short while and reverted to the error messages as before.
What is frustrating is that surely if it was a Keychain issue, any keychain info would be zeroed from the clean install. The Airport can see the router, but wont connect without the correct password. I've tried addding $ signs in front of the password too, and like I say, it did connect once for about five minutes and then died again...
And the really annoying thing is that it works fine when I boot up in the boot clone!!!
Any ideas, help and suggestions will be really really appreciated.
Many thanks,
Stuart.

The password you are being asked for is the Base Station password. The default is "public." If this was changed, you can perform a "soft" reset on the AX to get it back.

Network passwords

Hallo all, I hope one of you people out there can help me. I have a Mac connected to the internet via cable modem, I have just puchased a Laptop running XP. Now heres the tricky part I need two passwords to share my Internet connection One is my network password from my Mac, I have this and its ****** 8 charecters long now my pc wont accept this it wants a 5 or 10 digit WEP password. how do I convert my 8 digit MAC passwod to the 5-10 PC password. Please help My mac is Diying to share with my PC.
Will this resolve the message I get in my PC's "Wireless network Connection" saying limited or no connectivity?
Kind regards
Jake.

This won't work regardless of the password.
If you password protect a software base station (a Mac sharing its internet connection via Airport) then a Windows XP client will not be able to connect.
Two solutions:
1) Don't use a password (not recommended).
2) Get a wireless router to share the connection.
iFelix

13 character limit on network passwords in Windows?

We are Mac folks with a wireless airport extreme setup which we love. Our guests, in the guest house out back are trying to connect with a PC.
We have a closed network as we live in a city (SF) where hacking is a hugs issue, so we are trying to add this PC onto our closed wireless network. We got their wireless card number entered, but when the PC guy tries to setup our (closed) network name he is saying he has a limit of 13 characters for a password.
Is that true? If so, do we need to shorten our password in order to allow a PC to join? It's just that there are others connected and they would all have to know the new password.
He was reading the screens to me and I am completely inept at Windows lingo, so we may be in the wrong screen. I think our only other option is to "open" the network, so he can see it on a list of available networks - but even then I believe we'd still have to shorten the password to 13 characters or less?
thanks so much

We have a closed network as we live in a city (SF) where hacking is a hugs issue, so we are trying to add this PC onto our closed wireless network. We got their wireless card number entered, but when the PC guy tries to setup our (closed) network name he is saying he has a limit of 13 characters for a password.
I assume that you are using WEP for your wireless encryption...correct?
If so, when non-AirPort clients connect to a AirPort WiFi, secured with WEP encryption, they must be provided with the Equivalent Network Password in order to gain access. That is because when the password for your encrypted AirPort network is transmitted, it is converted to an encryption key that looks different from the plain language in which you typed it. This encryption key is in hexadecimal format (and known as the Equivalent Network Password). AirPort products automatically convert this password from plain language into this hexadecimal format; however, non-AirPort products do not, so you must manually type the hexadecimal version when connecting third-party wireless products to your AirPort Base Station.
Is that true? If so, do we need to shorten our password in order to allow a PC to join? It's just that there are others connected and they would all have to know the new password.
You will save yourself a lot of trouble by switching to WPA encryption. Primarily because it will be the only thing you can do to prevent hijacking of your WiFi network. "Closed network," "MAC filtering," & WEP are all easily circumvented, and, at most, only present a nuisance to would be WiFi hijackers. With WPA, the password used is the same regardless of the platform (PC/Mac) connecting to it. No conversions are necessary.

Being able to view my WEP wirless security password.

Hello
I can't seem to find where to view my wireless security password. It is a wep 128 bit. When I click on the lock. I get a password assistant that doe not make sense. I would think if I click on the lock I could put my base station password in and then it would let me view the wep. I have gone to the keychain but can't find the wep password.
Any help would be appreciated
Thank You

Tried to make this clear....
On the Base Station menu *(top of screen near the Apple icon),*
Click Equivalent Network Password
The top of your screen is the area where you see the Apple icon, airport icon, date, time etc.
It sounds like you are looking at the window in the center of your screen.

Keychain won't add network password

I recently changed my airport network password to a 13 char WEP to be compatible with my roommate's PC. I first tried modifing the password in my keychain with no success, so I deleted the password from my keychain with the idea that checking the box "add to keychain" when I logged-in to my network would solve the problem. Well..... it's not being added to my keychain. I've done this at least 20 times (since it kicks me off when the machine sleeps) with no success. I tried adding it manually with no success. Any suggestions?

I will not help but I can offer solace; I had exactly the same problem today (already before upgrading from 10.4.3 -> 10.4.4).
I fiddled around with Airport, upgraded to AE 5.7, tried closed network off and on, automatic and preferred network selection, etc. etc. all to no avail.
The problem is indeed with the keychain. I fiddled around and I was about to re-install the OS when all of sudden between re-boots OS X asked for a password to access the keychain. I think I had moved the login.keychain to a safe place (from ~/library/keychains) and moved it back later.
But now, I have ended up with duplicate keychain entries : system, login and filevaultmaster are all duplicated (except for the X509 Anchors); I tried deleting the keychainaccess list, no success.
I'll post this observation separately.

"Equivalent Network Password" is grayed out

I'm trying to hook up my phone to my wifi.
It's asking for a WEP hex key.
I click on manual setup, then go to the menu item 'base station'
and I should be able to click on 'equivalent network password,' but it is grayed out.
Does anyone know what I can do to activate that option?
thanks

I figured it out finally. Strange that I couldn't find this answer elsewhere, cause I found many people complaining about this same thing.
After you click on manual setup, click on wireless.
Then enter in your wireless password.
Then enter it again for 'verify password.'
Then have a look under the base station MENU.
Equivalent network password is no longer grayed out.

Forgotten Network Password

Hi all , I 've installed password for my HP LaserJet 100 colorMFP M175nw for web access. But unfortunately i forgot it and now i can't access to my printer throw web access. Can I reset my forgotten password? Thanks in advance. Best regards.

Hi , Welcome to the HP Forums! I understand that you are looking for your network password for your HP LaserJet 100 color MFP M175n printer. I am happy to look into this issue for you! Please see this guide, Find Your Wireless WEP, WPA, WPA2 Password (Windows). Under the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) it mentions this: If you created your own network login password and cannot remember what it is, refer to the wireless router documentation or manufacturer for instructions on how to reset or change your password. You can change the network password from the router configuration page.
Additionally, some wireless routers provide a 'reset' button that restores all wireless router settings to the default state, including the username and password to access the router configuration page, as well as the network name and password. Hope this is the information you are looking for, and have a great day! “Please click the Thumbs up icon below to thank me for responding.”

How do I reset the e-printer's web embedded server network password?

I have an HP Photosmart 7520 e-all in one. I use Windows 7. I could tried to set a password in the EWS network tab. I could not change the user name so it remains "admin". I set the passwork and it seemed ok. But when I tried to log on again, it would not let me in. How do I reset the network password?

I recommend that you run "Restore Network Defaults" from the front panel and then run the wireless setup wizard again. This will wipe out all your network settings.
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Time Capsule - Can't change network password after 10.6.3 update

Has anyone else experience an issue changing the Time Capsule network password after updating to Snow Leopard 10.6.3? If so did you find a work around? After the update I'm no longer able to change the Time Capsule network password when accessing it from Airport Utility. The utility will say that Time Capsule has updated the network password to the new one but when I check keychain it shows the old password. I tried resolving this by deleting the original keychain then changing it again in Airport Utility but it still shows the old password in the keychain and Airport Utility when I reopen the app.

HI,
Checkthe vendor site for Snow Leopard compatibility. The developer may need to update their software.
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Network Password Change

First, please bare with me. First time on here. Second, though I have many Apple products and I manage my way around them, I am not familiar with computer terms and there is a lot I don't understand. However, if something is explained clearly, step by step, I am capable of comprehending pretty fast. If any of you could find the time and LOTS of patience to help me, I would be very happy. FYI I need things explained as if I was 2.
I want to change my Network Password. The reason I want to change it is because when I launch my AirPort Utility and select my Airport Express; unfamiliar devices are present under Wireless Clients, besides my 7 Apples. My internet slowed down, things started freezing in the past few months. (been using Apple since 2009, always keep up with maintenance/upgrades, I only use my Apples for browsing, and mostly uploading pictures, my TimeCapsule does her little backup as she should... this is the first time any of my Apples have slowed down/frozen). Talked to provider, everything is good on their end. I don't download big files, the heaviest thing that I do is stream movies through AppleTV. Always worked. No problems. But in the past few months, all it ever seems to do is "Connecting to iTunes" or "Loading" or "Ready to play in 72 hours and 35 minutes". I read most of the questions/answers already on here, however, my computer (iMac, Mavericks) does NOT behave according to the examples posted. So as much as I would like to follow those suggestions, I am not able to.
...so, I select my AirPort Express, and the box that pops up give me the following info: network, IP address, LAN IP address, serial number, version and wireless clients (no idea what some of these mean and honestly if I don't need to know I don't care). Now, at this point the only option I am given is to click on "Edit".
When I do, I get a different info box. At the very top I have these: Base Station, Internet, Wireless, Network, AirPlay. Each of these contain tons of information which I don't understand. ...I just want to change my Network Password. Do I have the option to do JUST that? Without changing the AirPort Express ...something ...base um, password... I don't kn...
Please help. Thanks.

Now, at this point the only option I am given is to click on "Edit".
When I do, I get a different info box. At the very top I have these: Base Station, Internet, Wireless, Network, AirPlay. Each of these contain tons of information which I don't understand. ...I just want to change my Network Password.
Click the Wireless tab at the top of the window
Edit out / backspace out the current password (which is displayed as dots)
Type in a new password of at least 8 characters that you want to use
Do the same thing to Verify the password
Click Update in the lower right corner of the window and wait a full minute for the AirPort Express to restart
When you log on to your wireless network, you will be asked for the "new" password that you typed in. It might be a good idea to write down that password and place it in a safe place in case you do not remember it in a few months.

Windows 7 computers asking for network password to access shared files and printers on Windows XP PRO computer.

I have a network of 10 computers configured as peer-to-peer work group. I have upgraded one of the ten from Windows XP PRO to Windows 7 PRO. The other nine computers are all running XP PRO. AS near as I can tell they are all configured the same. I have the
same user and same passwords on all computers. One of XP computers is used as a print server. The Windows 7 computer initially was able to access shared files and printers on all XP machines with out requesting a network password.
Suddenly, the Win 7 computer began requesting a network password to access the shared files and printers on the XP print server. It will not accept any of the user names or passwords (all administrators on both machines with identical names and passwords.)
The Win 7 computer has no problem accessing the shared files on the other XP machines. It can even access shared printers in a different work group. Apparently something has changed but I'm at my wits end trying to figure what changed on either the Windows
7 machine or the print server XP machine.
I would appreciate any help. Thank you

Hi,
Based on my research, I would like to suggest the following:
1.
Disable simple file sharing on the Windows XP computer:
How to disable simple file sharing and how to set
permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP
2.
On the Windows 7 computer, go to “Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings” and ensure that the
following items are turned ON:
Network Discovery
File and printer sharing
And this one is OFF:
Password protected sharing
3.
Temporarily disable or remove all the security software (firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc.) on the computers and check if it works.
In addition,
I would like to share the following with you for your reference:
Troubleshoot file and printer
sharing
Hope this helps. Thanks.
Nicholas Li - MSFT

I'm trying to recover the network password for my Time Capsule so that I can connect another device (a PC) to it. I have my Macbook pro set to connect automatically and the password is hidden. How can I find out what it is.

My issue is that I'm trying to connect a PC to my wireless network run off of a Time capsule/airport router. My macbook pro connects fine but the network password is hidden and set to autoconnect. I thought I wrote the password down but when I try to connect the PC laptop and type in the timecapsule network PW is doesn't work. Trying to verify if the passwird I wrote down is correct but there doesn't seem to be a way to recover this.
Does anyone out there in the community know how to do this? (or do I just have to do a reset on the time capsule

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My Time Capsule will no longer allow new devices to join my WEP protected network? Any thoughts?

I recently reset my password on my home networks. I use a Time Casule for the wireless router. My computers and iPad connect fine, but I can no longer get my Nintendo Wii or my new iPhone to connect. The error message I receive on the devices when I type in the network password is "Device cannot connect to network." I am sure the password is correct.
Anyone know the issue here?
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I am trying to set up my newly purchased Apple TV but when I enter my network password while setting up, I am not able to enter the Submit button, any idea how to hit the visible submit button that is visible on screen but not responding?

I am trying to set up my newly purchased Apple TV but when I enter my network password while setting up, I am not able to enter the Submit button, any idea how to hit the visible submit button that is visible on screen but not responding?

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