Wifi for dummies: 5 baby steps to connect your laptop to wifi client(windows)

Laptops support the convenience of movement, since you can connect to the internet from anywhere as long as it has wi-fi network or wifi network as popularly used. You can do online games or expand your office task venue to various locations, work at your favorite coffee shop, which is a attractive satisfying experience. As long as your laptop has a wireless card installed or is it has internal adaptor it can get to the internet. Just configure the wireless connections as it should be and you’ll be browsing the net in no time.

It is assumed that the wifi network is within range i.e. your laptop is within the radius of the transmitting router or access point(AP) and you laptop wireless capability is enabled with the appropriate driver installed.

Step 1: Start up your computer and allow it to boot completely

Step 2: Check somewhere at the bottom left corner of your screen(the task bar or system tray) you will find the wifi connection icon

step3: Right click on the wifi connection icon and select view available network or connect to a nectwork for vista

step 4: Sellect the SSID of the network you want to connect to and click connnect

step 5: When you are prompted to fill in the network key which is a 10 digit combination of
letters and numbers, you type in the key giving you by the network administrator, select the security level either WEP or WPA and then connect

Alternetively,

step 1: From step 3 above click on "Properties."

step 2: Select the tab to scan available network.

step 3: Select your SSID and click on add at the bottom of the dialog box

step 4: If however your Wifi network isn't in the "Available Networks" section, then you need to manually include it

Step 5: Add your network SSID, WEP key and click on ok

If you are a Mac usersand you wish to connectto wifi, then you have no problem because Macs are user-friendly, so naturally, their wireless settings are easy to configure. Only make sure your Macbook has an AirPort card. This is your laptop’s means of picking up wireless signals.

To configure your wifi, follow the following steps:

Step 1: Click on the Apple logo, which opens the main menu.

Step 2: Select Applications and Click on Internet Connect, which pulls up the Internet Connect screen.

Step 3: View the tabs then click on AirPort

Step 4: Turn on the AirPort. It will, then, pick up the wireless networks in area. Click on a wireless network

Step 5: . Supply a user name and a password, if necessary. Open Safari and enjoy your time online.