How to fix a missing Wi-Fi entry in macOS<div id="link_wrapped_content">
<body><section class="wp-block-bigbite-multi-title"><div class="container"></div></section><p>macOS treats networks connections as entries in the Network preference pane. When you add a hardware connection, like an ethernet port that’s part of a Thunderbolt dock, the preference list should automatically update to include it. But readers find that sometimes entries disappear. This is particularly common with Wi-Fi for reasons that aren’t apparent.</p>
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<p>You can re-create a missing Wi-Fi interface entry (and that of any other interface). The steps are simple:</p>
<ol><li>Go to
System Preferences >
Network.</li><li>Click the plus sign in the lower-left corner of the window.</li><li>
Wi-Fi should appear in the Interface popup menu. If so, select it. (If not, read below.)</li><li>Enter whatever descriptive label for Service Name you like; just <code>Wi-Fi</code> is fine.</li><li>Click
Create.</li></ol><p>This process should re-create the Wi-Fi connection on your computer. If this newly created entry doesn’t have the intended effect, your Wi-Fi hardware may be faulty, or the system may need to be reinstalled. Read
this Mac Wi-Fi interface troubleshooting column.</p>
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This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by Macworld reader Harriet.</p>
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How to fix a missing Wi-Fi entry in macOS
