Where do I enter wireless settings?
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From: Clueless in Seattle on 16 Jan 2010 14:00 Hi! I'm new to wireless and need some help figuring out where to enter the settings so I can use my "new" (hand-me-down) laptop in the neighborhood library. The library web page says: Wi-Fi users must configure their own equipment and connect to the network using these settings: * SSID (Service Set Identifier) or network name = spl-public: * Encryption or WEP = disable WEP encryption * Mode or Network Type = Infrastructure Mode or Access Point (not ad-hoc) * Set TCP/IP properties to "Obtain an IP address automatically" (DHCP) * End of list I don't have a clue where to enter these settings. Can someone help me? -- Will in Seattle a.k.a. "Clueless"
From: Lem on 16 Jan 2010 15:34 Clueless in Seattle wrote: > Hi! I'm new to wireless and need some help figuring out where to enter the > settings so I can use my "new" (hand-me-down) laptop in the neighborhood > library. > > The library web page says: > > Wi-Fi users must configure their own equipment and connect to the network > using these settings: > > * SSID (Service Set Identifier) or network name = spl-public: > * Encryption or WEP = disable WEP encryption > * Mode or Network Type = Infrastructure Mode or Access Point (not ad-hoc) > * Set TCP/IP properties to "Obtain an IP address automatically" (DHCP) > * End of list > > I don't have a clue where to enter these settings. > > Can someone help me? > I assume that you have some version of Windows XP. The first thing to do is to ensure that you the wireless adapter in your laptop is turned on. Click Start > Connect to and click "Show all connections." There should be an icon for "Wireless network connection" or something similar. Right-click on this icon. The top entry in the pop-up menu should be "Disable." If it says "Enable," click on Enable. Right-click on the wireless network connection icon and select Properties. You should see something like this: http://screenshots.modemhelp.net/screenshots/Windows_XP/Network_Connections/Wireless_Network_Connection/Properties/General/Index--2.shtml Under the heading "This connection uses the following items" you should see the following 4 entries: Client for Microsoft Networks QoS Packet Scheduler File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click Properties. You'll get this: http://screenshots.modemhelp.net/screenshots/Windows_XP/Network_Connections/Wireless_Network_Connection/Properties/General/TCPIP_Properties/Auto_DNS.shtml Make sure that the radio buttons to obtain an IP address and a DNS server automatically are both selected. Click OK. Back on the Properties sheet, click the "Wireless Networks" tab. Make sure that the box on the top "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" is checked. Click the "View wireless networks" button. You should see this: http://screenshots.modemhelp.net/screenshots/Windows_XP/Network_Connections/Wireless_Network_Connection/View_Wireless_Networks/Index.shtml Find "spl-public" in the list. Select it and click the Connect button. -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
From: Don Phillipson on 16 Jan 2010 17:51 "Clueless in Seattle" <CluelessinSeattle(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6C474470-B783-487D-9DEE-8C0492D824FA(a)microsoft.com... > Hi! I'm new to wireless and need some help figuring out where to enter the > settings so I can use my "new" (hand-me-down) laptop in the neighborhood > library. > > The library web page says: > > Wi-Fi users must configure their own equipment and connect to the network > using these settings: > > * SSID (Service Set Identifier) or network name = spl-public: > * Encryption or WEP = disable WEP encryption > * Mode or Network Type = Infrastructure Mode or Access Point (not ad-hoc) > * Set TCP/IP properties to "Obtain an IP address automatically" (DHCP) > * End of list > > I don't have a clue where to enter these settings. > > Can someone help me? Search on the Internet for the manual for your particular laptop. You will probably find it. Basic manuals tell you how to configure the wireless connection. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
From: Clueless in Seattle on 16 Jan 2010 19:36 Thanks, Lem, for those detailed instructions. I certainly appreciate all the effort you put into your message to help me out. Yes, I'm running Windows XP Home Edition, Version 5.1, Service Pack 3 My start menu doesn't have any item named "Connect to..." I received this secon hand laptop with the operating system and all the software already installed, so the previous owner may have monkeyed with the Start menu. So I tried Start>Settings>Network Connections>Wireless Connection 3 and then right clicked. And that got got me to the menu with "Disable" at the top. So I clicked "Properties" and that seemed to get me to the right place. Everything is set the way you described. (Previous to posting my query here I did go in and try to set what I could on my own) But I cant seem to find the settings for: * Encryption or WEP = disable WEP encryption * Mode or Network Type = Infrastructure Mode or Access Point (not ad-hoc) Do I need to worry about find where to set them? Or will Windows take care of them for me automatically? I'm disabled, don't have a car, and this is a rather large and heavy laptop, So I'd like to try to make sure that I've got it set up correctly before I make the trek over to the library to test out the Wi-Fi card. The reason I want to be able to use the library's Wi-Fi is that I'm planning to reformat the HD and reinstall the XP operating system. And I figure I'm going to have to download a lot of updates. At home I use a free dial-up ISP, and it would probably tie up my phone line for days trying to download them all. So I want to make sure I know how to properly set up the network card, because after the reformatting and re-installation of XP, I'm going to have to do this all over again. Thanks again for putting together that detailed set of instructions! -- Will in Seattle a.k.a. "Clueless" "Lem" wrote: > Clueless in Seattle wrote: > > Hi! I'm new to wireless and need some help figuring out where to enter the > > settings so I can use my "new" (hand-me-down) laptop in the neighborhood > > library. > > > > The library web page says: > > > > Wi-Fi users must configure their own equipment and connect to the network > > using these settings: > > > > * SSID (Service Set Identifier) or network name = spl-public: > > * Encryption or WEP = disable WEP encryption > > * Mode or Network Type = Infrastructure Mode or Access Point (not ad-hoc) > > * Set TCP/IP properties to "Obtain an IP address automatically" (DHCP) > > * End of list > > > > I don't have a clue where to enter these settings. > > > > Can someone help me? > > > > I assume that you have some version of Windows XP. The first thing to > do is to ensure that you the wireless adapter in your laptop is turned on. > > Click Start > Connect to and click "Show all connections." There should > be an icon for "Wireless network connection" or something similar. > Right-click on this icon. The top entry in the pop-up menu should be > "Disable." If it says "Enable," click on Enable. > > Right-click on the wireless network connection icon and select > Properties. You should see something like this: > http://screenshots.modemhelp.net/screenshots/Windows_XP/Network_Connections/Wireless_Network_Connection/Properties/General/Index--2.shtml > > Under the heading "This connection uses the following items" you should > see the following 4 entries: > Client for Microsoft Networks > QoS Packet Scheduler > File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks > Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). > > Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click Properties. You'll get > this: > http://screenshots.modemhelp.net/screenshots/Windows_XP/Network_Connections/Wireless_Network_Connection/Properties/General/TCPIP_Properties/Auto_DNS.shtml > Make sure that the radio buttons to obtain an IP address and a DNS > server automatically are both selected. Click OK. > > Back on the Properties sheet, click the "Wireless Networks" tab. Make > sure that the box on the top "Use Windows to configure my wireless > network settings" is checked. Click the "View wireless networks" button. > You should see this: > http://screenshots.modemhelp.net/screenshots/Windows_XP/Network_Connections/Wireless_Network_Connection/View_Wireless_Networks/Index.shtml > > Find "spl-public" in the list. Select it and click the Connect button. > > > -- > Lem > > Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html > . >
From: Clueless in Seattle on 16 Jan 2010 19:41
Thanks for that suggestion. I appreciate your taking the time to reply to my query. I do have a PDF file of the laptop manual, and I did hunt through it for help, but it just says: "Setting up a wireless connection "For information on how to set up a wireless connection, refer to your wireless networking device documentation." -- Will in Seattle a.k.a. "Clueless" "Don Phillipson" wrote: > "Clueless in Seattle" <CluelessinSeattle(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:6C474470-B783-487D-9DEE-8C0492D824FA(a)microsoft.com... > > Hi! I'm new to wireless and need some help figuring out where to enter > the > > settings so I can use my "new" (hand-me-down) laptop in the neighborhood > > library. > > > > The library web page says: > > > > Wi-Fi users must configure their own equipment and connect to the network > > using these settings: > > > > * SSID (Service Set Identifier) or network name = spl-public: > > * Encryption or WEP = disable WEP encryption > > * Mode or Network Type = Infrastructure Mode or Access Point (not > ad-hoc) > > * Set TCP/IP properties to "Obtain an IP address automatically" (DHCP) > > * End of list > > > > I don't have a clue where to enter these settings. > > > > Can someone help me? > > Search on the Internet for the manual for your > particular laptop. You will probably find it. Basic > manuals tell you how to configure the wireless connection. > > -- > Don Phillipson > Carlsbad Springs > (Ottawa, Canada) > > > . > |