How Do I Forget a Wi-Fi Network Connection

How to Forget a Wireless Network

Occasionally, you will need to remove (or “forget”) a Wi-Fi network connection saved to your device. This can be handy if you reset your password and need to reconnect to the network with different credentials, or perhaps you connected to rivopen when you want to permanently switch to the RIVIER network.

Here are instructions for common device types to “forget” a Wi-Fi network:

iOS

  1. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi
  2. Select the network you wish to forget by tapping the icon of the “i” within the circle
  3. Select Forget This Network.

Android

  1. Go to Settings, and navigate to the page that lists your available WiFi networks (sometimes titled “Wireless & networks”)
  2. Press and hold the network you want to forget. Select “Forget network” from the popup menu

Windows 10/11

  1. Select the Network icon in the lower-right corner of your screen
  2. Select Network settings
  3. Select Manage Wi-Fi settings
  4. Select the network you want to forget from the list under “Manage known networks”
  5. Select Forget.

macOS and OS X

  1. Select System Preferences
  2. Select Network
  3. Select Wi-Fi from the list of network options at left, then select Advanced… at lower-right
  4. Select the network you want to forget to highlight it, then select the  button (next to the + button)

Chromebook

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Afterwards, you should be able to join or re-join the RIVIER network. Instructions are here: https://it.rivier.edu/knowledgebase/connecting-to-the-rivier-wi-fi/

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