# Remove Wifi Config to Test wifi-connect

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/remove-wifi-config-to-test-wifi-connect/220924>\
**Category:** Product support\
**Tags:** wifi, network\
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/remove-wifi-config-to-test-wifi-connect/220924 "2020-12-13T02:22:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![crbn60](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/crbn60/32/3671_2.png) [@crbn60](https://forums.balena.io/u/crbn60)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/remove-wifi-config-to-test-wifi-connect/220924/1 "2020-12-13T02:22:24Z")

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This may be a dumb question, but how can I remove the WiFi configuration on a device in order to test [wifi-connect](https://github.com/balenablocks/wifi-connect)?

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**Author:** ![crbn60](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/crbn60/32/3671_2.png) [@crbn60](https://forums.balena.io/u/crbn60)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/remove-wifi-config-to-test-wifi-connect/220924/3 "2020-12-13T15:25:38Z")

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I was able to remove the configured WiFi connections using [nmcli](https://www.balena.io/docs/reference/OS/network/2.x/) from the host:

```
=============================================================
    Welcome to balenaOS
=============================================================
root@1c72c55:~# nmcli connection show
NAME UUID TYPE DEVICE      
resin-wifi-01 a58e405d-fdc2-3649-9339-5bbaea740c76 wifi wlan0       
supervisor0 148fdda7-787a-4d7e-a703-9bbd812bd675 bridge supervisor0 
WiFi Connect 34952175-9e72-45b0-9d41-093c096ee711 wifi --          
resin-wifi-01 682b6dfc-da11-3857-8c44-4d9bd2c84070 wifi --          
root@1c72c55:~# nmcli connection delete 682b6dfc-da11-3857-8c44-4d9bd2c84070
Connection 'resin-wifi-01' (682b6dfc-da11-3857-8c44-4d9bd2c84070) successfully deleted.
root@1c72c55:~# nmcli connection delete a58e405d-fdc2-3649-9339-5bbaea740c76
Connection 'resin-wifi-01' (a58e405d-fdc2-3649-9339-5bbaea740c76) successfully deleted.

```

(Network disconnects and the WiFi Connect captive auth enabled SSID appears, and I run through that process.)

```
=============================================================
    Welcome to balenaOS
=============================================================
root@1c72c55:~# nmcli connection show
NAME UUID TYPE DEVICE      
LevelUp a7785136-3dba-4697-891c-fc3d9ad2a89c wifi wlan0       
supervisor0 148fdda7-787a-4d7e-a703-9bbd812bd675 bridge supervisor0 

```

If I reboot the device, the new connection is still present and the connections originally configured on the SD card come back (the `resin-wifi-01` connections):

```
=============================================================
    Welcome to balenaOS
=============================================================
root@1c72c55:~# nmcli connection show
NAME UUID TYPE DEVICE      
LevelUp a7785136-3dba-4697-891c-fc3d9ad2a89c wifi wlan0       
supervisor0 88d91f3c-5bd6-451b-8c24-f10fdb79fc18 bridge supervisor0 
resin-wifi-01 682b6dfc-da11-3857-8c44-4d9bd2c84070 wifi --          
resin-wifi-01 a58e405d-fdc2-3649-9339-5bbaea740c76 wifi --          

```

This is pretty good for testing WiFi Connect, since a reboot corrects and issues I may cause. 🙂