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Add a known WAP before being physically close to it in Mac OS X v10.8.5?

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  Add a known WAP before being physically close to it in Mac OS X v10.8.5? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-03-30 01:29 -0500
    Re: Add a known WAP before being physically close to it in Mac OS X v10.8.5? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-03-30 06:28 -0700
      Re: Add a known WAP before being physically close to it in Mac OS X v10.8.5? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-03-30 12:50 -0700
    Re: Add a known WAP before being physically close to it in Mac OS X v10.8.5? billy@MIX.COM - 2015-04-01 02:31 +0000
      Re: Add a known WAP before being physically close to it in Mac OS X v10.8.5? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-01 12:41 -0400

#72381 — Add a known WAP before being physically close to it in Mac OS X v10.8.5?

Hello.

Is there a way to enter wireless connection's datas to Mac OS X 
v10.8.5's wifi list in advance before being near the physical WAP? I 
have the wireless SSIDs and passwords. I tried to add one/1 manually, 
but Mac OS X asked for name and encryption datas.

Thank you in advance. :)
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In article <uKednYti3JXQcIXInZ2dnUU7-Y2dnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
 ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> Is there a way to enter wireless connection's datas to Mac OS X 
> v10.8.5's wifi list in advance before being near the physical WAP? I 
> have the wireless SSIDs and passwords. I tried to add one/1 manually, 
> but Mac OS X asked for name and encryption datas.
> 
> Thank you in advance. :)

Not that I'm aware.  AFAIK, WiFi authentication doesn't work that way.  
On both Windows and MacOS, the WiFi discovery lists available SSIDs and 
you select one and enter the password if it's protected (WAP leaks data 
and you can eventually figure out the password, so I would use WPK2 at a 
minimum).

You can't pre-select and add passwords to SSIDs.

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#72403

>> Is there a way to enter wireless connection's datas to Mac OS X
>> v10.8.5's wifi list in advance before being near the physical WAP? I
>> have the wireless SSIDs and passwords. I tried to add one/1 manually,
>> but Mac OS X asked for name and encryption datas.
>
> Not that I'm aware.  AFAIK, WiFi authentication doesn't work that way.
> On both Windows and MacOS, the WiFi discovery lists available SSIDs and
> you select one and enter the password if it's protected (WAP leaks data
> and you can eventually figure out the password, so I would use WPK2 at a
> minimum).
>
> You can't pre-select and add passwords to SSIDs.

OK and thanks. I guess I will have to do it manually then when I am over 
there. :)
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#72504

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In comp.sys.mac.system Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> asked:

> Is there a way to enter wireless connection's datas to Mac OS X
> v10.8.5's wifi list in advance before being near the physical WAP?

You could hack it into
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist

> I have the wireless SSIDs and passwords.

Passwords go in the System keychain.

That said, I suggest you file these data in your "things that can
be done but are best left unattempted" bin.  Heh.

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#72515

In article <mffl9l$nv3$1@reader2.panix.com>, billy@MIX.COM wrote:

> That said, I suggest you file these data in your "things that can
> be done but are best left unattempted" bin.  Heh.

As Marge Simpson said, "self improvement is better left to people who 
live in big cities."
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