Choose your device from the list below to get a simple walk-through of how to forget the wireless network.
iPhone/iPad
Beware that iPhones/iPads may only forget wireless networks that are available nearby or currently connected.
- Open Settings.
- Choose Wi-Fi.
- Choose the information icon (i) next to the name of the wireless network.
- Choose the top option Forget This Network.
- Confirm that you want to forget the wireless network by choosing Forget.
The wireless network is now forgotten.
Android
- Open Settings.
- Choose the top option Network & internet .
- Choose Internet.
- Given you have Wi-Fi turned on, a list of wireless networks nearby will show up, together with the one you are already connected to (if you are connected to any).
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Can you see the wireless network you want to forget?
Yes
Choose that wireless network and then choose Forget.
The wireless network is now forgotten.
No
- Scroll down and choose the Saved networks option.
- A list of wireless networks saved on your phone is showing. If you can not see the wireless network you want to forget at first glance, scroll until you find it. Then, choose the network you want to forget.
- Choose Forget to forget the wireless network.
The wireless network is now forgotten.
Windows
- Choose the wireless network icon in the bottom right corner.
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Are you currently connected to the wireless network you want to forget?
Yes
- Right-click in the box of the wireless network you are connected to.
- Choose "Forget".
The wireless network is now forgotten.
No
- Choose Network and Internet settings.
- Choose Wi-Fi in the left column.
- Choose "Manage known networks".
- Find the name of the wireless network you want to forget from the list and click it.
- Choose "Forget".
The wireless network is now forgotten.
Mac
Forget wireless network
- Open System Preferences.
- Choose Network.
- Choose Advanced...
- In here we find a list of all the wireless networks our Macbook remembers. Find the name of the wireless network you want to forget, and then do the following.
- Click the wireless network which is to be forgotten. Make sure the background goes blue.
- Click the "-" symbol to the left underneath the list.
- Confirm the changes by clicking OK in the bottom right corner.
The wireless network is now forgotten.
Remove network profiles
For certain wireless networks, a configuration file is needed to install certificates and security profiles. Eduroam is an example of this kind of wireless network, and this file will be downloaded and installed in "Profiles" on your mac. These files will be updated every so often due to security reasons, and this means we need to remove the old profile from our machine. You can read how this is done below.
- Open System Preferences.
- Choose Profiles in the bottom right corner. If you can't see the icon in the picture below, this means you have no profiles installed and nothing needs to be removed.
- Find the profile you wish to remove, click it and make sure it's marked in blue.
- Finally, choose the minus sign "-" at the bottom of the left column to remove the profile.
The profile is now removed.
Linux
There are multiple ways to forget a wireless network on machines running a version of Linux, and visually it might look quite different from here. However, the steps to forget a wireless network should be rather similar across different distros (the images here are taken in Pop!_OS).
- Open Settings and choose Wi-Fi.
- Are you currently connected to the wireless network you want to forget?
Yes
- Click on the gear icon next to the wireless network name.
- Choose Forget Connection.
The wireless network is forgotten.
No
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Click on the three dots in the top right corner.
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Choose Known Wi-Fi Networks.
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Find the name of the wireless network you want to forget in the list, and click in the blank box next to the wireless network name.
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Choose Forget.
The wireless network is now forgotten.
Now that the wireless network is forgotten, we can try to reconnect to it. If you want to reconnect to eduroam, have a look at the guide found here.