How to find your wireless network password

Surface has built-in Wi-Fi that you can use to connect to a wireless network. If you don’t know your wireless network password, use the info below to find it.

Some wireless router manufacturers set a default security key or password which may be on the bottom of your router or in the router’s documentation. Look for the following terms:

• Security Key
• Wireless Key
• WPA Key
• WPA2 Key
• WEP Key

If you have a computer running Windows that is connected to your wireless network, you can find the password by doing the following:

Windows 8: Find your password

1. Open the Settings charm and then tap or click the wireless network icon.
2. Tap and hold or right click on a wireless network name, and then choose View connection properties.
3. Select Show characters to see the wireless network password.

Windows 7: Find your password

1. Click the wireless network icon on the taskbar (lower-right corner).
2. Right-click your wireless network name, and then select Properties.
3. Select Show characters to see the wireless network password.

If you have a computer that can connect to the Internet, you can find the password by doing the following:

1. Open a web browser.
2. Enter the IP address for your wireless router into the search bar (for example, 192.168.1.1). Look for your router’s default IP address in your router documentation or online.
3. Enter the user name and password to open your router’s configuration webpage. Most router documentation includes the default user name and password.
4. On the configuration webpage, look for a wireless or wireless settings option.
5. Now, look for a security or wireless encryption setting. The security key (sometimes called a network key, a passphrase, or a network password) should be listed nearby.

Note  Different router manufacturers have different settings pages. If you can't find the wireless security key, contact the router manufacturer.