How to forget a Wi-Fi network

What is this?

How to forget a Wi-Fi network - When setting up a new eduroam Wi-Fi connection, you may first need to delete your device's previous eduroam connection.

 

Instructions

 

Apple iOS

To forget a WiFi network on iOS devices such as an iPhone or iPad:

Go to 'Settings'  > then 'Wi-Fi'  
Tap the information icon  'i'  next to the eduroam network
Select 'Forget This Network'
Select 'Forget' to confirm'
 

You may be unable to forget the eduroam network due to an existing profile.
To remove this:

Go to 'Settings'  > 'General' 
Depending on your version of iOS, select 'Profiles, Profiles & Device Management or VPN & Device Management'
Select, then remove the eduroam profile

 

 

 

Android

Android devices and versions can be quite different. The general way to forget a WiFi network on Android is:

Open your device 'Settings'  
If available, select 'Network and Internet, WiFi and Internet, Connections or Mobile and Networks'
Select 'Wi-Fi'
Select, or tap and hold, the network to forget
Select the option to forget the network

 


 

 

Windows

To forget a WiFi network in Windows:

Click the 'Windows/Start button' (bottom left corner)   > Select 'Settings'  > 'Network & Internet'  
Select 'Wi-Fi'  > then 'Manage known networks'
Select the network to forget
Select 'Forget'

 

To remove that old SSID network from Intuned laptops, follow these steps:

  1. Open powershell with admin creds
  2. Run the following command:   netsh wlan delete profile name=”NSCC180-Intune”
  3. Reboot
  4. Run the sync from company portal

 

 

 

MacOS

To forget a WiFi network on macOS devices: 

Select the 'WiFi icon' at the top right of your menu bar
Select 'Open Network Preferences'
Select 'Advanced'
Select the network to forget
Select its minus sign
Click 'Ok'
Click 'Apply'

 

 

 

Details

Article ID: 90114
Created
Thu 2/3/22 10:13 AM
Modified
Fri 12/16/22 10:39 AM

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