Wifi settings are greyed out?

All answers to fixing wifi access problems start with going into settings. My settings are greyed out for wifi access. How do I get this back....it worked before?

Hello there,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
I would start by taking a look at this Apple support document related to your issue.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1559
B-rock

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    Resolution
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