Mac WiFi keeps dropping after waking from sleep
Your Mac is turning off WiFi during sleep to save power. Change one setting in WiFi settings to have your Mac reconnect automatically when it wakes. This fixes it for almost everyone in 2 minutes.
Your Mac automatically manages WiFi during sleep to save power. When you wake it up, it has to find the network again, which sometimes causes a disconnect. Changing a WiFi setting tells your Mac to stay connected and remember your network so it reconnects instantly when you wake.
- ✓Check that WiFi works fine when your Mac is awake
- ✓Check if other devices stay connected when your Mac disconnects
- ✓Note whether this happens on battery, plugged in, or both
- ✓Make sure you're on your own WiFi network that you can access settings for
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Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Not realizing the auto-join setting exists and just accepting that WiFi will disconnect
- Forgetting the network completely instead of just changing the auto-join setting
- Restarting the router instead of the Mac
Signs you need professional help
- You've enabled auto-join and your WiFi still disconnects every time your Mac wakes from sleep.
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