Wireless broadband access to a variety of networks is becoming more common. The availability of wireless Internet access via wifi in cafes and entertainment centers has become almost a standard, wifi networks are widely used to access corporate networks, allowing you to save considerable amounts of money on creating and maintaining a cumbersome web of wires. Wifi is not uncommon in the apartments and houses of the most common computer users.
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Instructions
Step 1
The situation is simplified by the presence of a wifi module in the vast majority of modern laptop models. Naturally, becoming the owner of a laptop with a wifi-module, everyone wants to quickly join the benefits of technological progress in the form of access to a variety of wireless networks. However, before plunging into the depths of the wireless Internet, you need to set up wifi on your laptop.
Step 2
First of all, you need to turn on the wifi module of the laptop. As a rule, one of the keys on its keyboard is intended for this, marked with an antenna icon and working in combination with the Fn function key. If there is an indicator on the laptop case marked with the same icon, then if the wifi module is successfully turned on, it will light up.
Step 3
Configure the network settings of the laptop so that it receives the IP address automatically. As a rule, this is quite enough for successfully detecting wifi networks and connecting to those of them that provide free access.
Step 4
Having found available wifi networks, the operating system will show information about them and offer to connect to them. Click on the message that appears in the tray, follow a few simple steps suggested by the connection wizard, and you are online.
Step 5
If you are asked for the SSID when you try to connect to a wireless network, this means that the selected network is not public and is protected by a special code. It is impossible to gain access to such a network without knowing the code. However, if you see the SSID request, it means that you managed to properly configure wifi on the laptop. If there are several items in the list of available wireless networks, try to connect to other networks (perhaps they will be publicly available) or buy an access card to a paid network, the SSID will be indicated on it.
Step 6
The built-in Wi-Fi in the laptop allows you to use the Internet wherever there is Wi-Fi. But before you are thinking about connecting to Wi-Fi, check if your device (in this case, a laptop) has a wireless network card connected. Most mini-computers have a button with a Wi-Fi icon printed on it. Also, the laptop must have a special indicator. It lights up when the "network card" is connected. Depending on the laptop model, the indicator may light up in different colors. When the "network card" is off, the indicator glows red, when the "network card" is on, the indicator is white or green.
Step 7
Some laptop manufacturers place the Wi-Fi switch at the end of the laptop case. For the convenience of the user, they place designation drawings nearby, by which it becomes clear how to turn Wi-Fi on and off.
Step 8
If your computer (laptop) is running Windows XP, in the lower right corner of the desktop, click the "Start" button. Then go to "Control Panel". Press the button "Switch to classic view" to make it easier to navigate in further settings. … … Select the "Network Connections" section. An icon "Wireless network connection" will appear in a new window; it must be active. Click on it with the right mouse button and select "View available wireless networks". After that, a list of available wireless networks will open in a new window.
Step 9
Select the network you need. If it is under a password, enter it twice in the corresponding field in the table that opens. After completing these simple steps, the laptop will connect to the selected access point and you can use the Internet.
Step 10
Windows 7 users can find available connections by clicking the Available Connections icon located on the toolbar next to the clock icon. If you do not visually know what the icon you need looks like, move the mouse cursor to all the "shortcut" images on the panel and read what this or that "picture" means.
Step 11
Click the button you need and wait until a new window opens with a list of available Internet connections. From the list provided, select the required network, and if required, in the window that appears after this, enter the password - the network security key. After completing this step, you will be able to connect to the Internet without any problems.
Step 12
A network security key, or password, is a coded cipher that you can use to connect to a working Wi-Fi network. It directly affects the safe operation of the wireless network. Like all passwords, the security key protects the Wi-Fi user (owner) from illegal connections to the network. On a working Internet connection, such an “unsecured” connection can manifest itself as a significant decrease in Internet speed. Therefore, be careful when creating your password.
Step 13
The type of data encryption plays an important role in the use of a Wi-Fi wireless network, in particular on the degree of its security. The very name "encryption" means that all data transmitted within a particular network is encrypted. The encryption system protects the network from third-party users. And the other person, not knowing your password, will not be able to decrypt this data on their device.
