Connect Your Laptop to a Wireless Router

Posted by Harry William
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Oct 23, 2015
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There is no doubt that the Internet and the computers have completely transformed our works and lives. At present, almost all of us depend on the technology because it helps us to make our work accurate and hassle free. There are so many essential peripheral devices such as printers, routers, etc. all these types of devices enable to do tasks with accurate results.

Router! This one is a highlighted peripheral device, because it offers to connect multiple devices to a single internet connection. So, you can make your own network area through this device. Basically, the router is an essential device that broadcasts the Internet signals to the multiple devices on the wireless network.

But, you have limited mobility just because your laptop is tethered to the Internet connection by cables defeats the whole purpose of a laptop. If users want to be able to access the Internet, or share files / folders and printers with another system, and still have the liberty to move around, then you will have to connect a wireless router device.

Few steps are mentioned here, which will guide you to connect a laptop to a wireless router using a Windows 10.

·         First, purchase a router, which fits your required and price range.

·         Now, follow the router’s instruction manual to set up the router device and its Internet connection that will possibly require connecting a cable to the router device. Once the wireless router is set up, then the wired connection is no longer necessary.

·         Now, gather the information from the setup process. To setup the wireless client, you need to know the Service Set Identifier, the Wireless Encryption Protocol key, and the channel and mode.

·         After that, boot up your laptop device and plug in the Wi-Fi card. If your laptop has an integrated Wi-Fi card, then this will not be necessary.

·         After doing the above, install any drivers needed to use the Wi-Fi card. Just, insert the disk, and follow the on-screen installation procedure.

·         Double-click on the Wi-Fi Connection icon in the system tray at the bottom of the screen.

·         Tap on ‘Properties’, then select the ‘Wireless Networks’ tab.

·         Now, use the ‘Add’ at the bottom of the dialog if the Wi-Fi network is not in the ‘Available Networks’ section.

·         Simply, click on ‘Configure’ button when you find your network’s SSID in the ‘Available Networks’. Now, type your network’s SSID and WEP key.

·         After that, click on ‘Start’ and then select ‘Connect To’ and ‘Wireless Network Connection’.

Now, your laptop should be able to access the Wi-Fi network.

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