How to connect a laptop (computer) to the Internet via Wi-Fi? Problems connecting to Wi-Fi. How to set up wifi on a laptop Set up a wireless connection on a laptop

In this article we will take a detailed look at the process of connecting a laptop or Windows 7 computer to the Internet via Wi-Fi. I think the article will be useful to many, since many questions always arise when connecting to Wi-Fi for the first time. As a rule, they are associated with installing the necessary drivers, enabling the wireless adapter on the laptop, etc. More on this a little later.

The laptop is generally a great thing. I don’t really understand people who are buying desktop computers now. Only for serious games. Well, you must admit, it’s much more convenient with a laptop. If you want a big screen, you can connect it to a monitor or TV. It makes no noise and you can take it with you if necessary. And also, all modern (and not so modern) laptops have a built-in Wi-Fi module. A receiver that allows you to connect your laptop to the Internet via a wireless Wi-Fi network. In the case of a desktop computer, you will need to buy .

All you need is to buy and install (if you don't have it yet), it will distribute Wi-Fi to which you connect your laptop. You can connect your computer to a free Wi-Fi network in cafes, shops, etc. Or, to your neighbor’s unprotected network :) This is much more convenient than laying a network cable. While this is still normal for a regular desktop computer, it is no longer the same for a laptop. And it’s not convenient to move around the house with this wire all the time.

Connecting a laptop to the Internet is not difficult, provided that the Wi-Fi driver is installed. Many people have a lot of problems because of the driver. If you simply did not install the driver for your Wi-Fi receiver, or you installed Windows yourself and did not install it, then you will not be able to connect to Wi-Fi. But you may already have everything installed and configured, so let’s first look at the process of connecting to a wireless network normally. If you fail to learn, there is no wireless connection, etc., then read the article to the end, we will look at possible problems.

Connecting the laptop to Wi-Fi

Let's first look at the connection process without any settings or checks. Why complicate everything, perhaps you already have everything set up. If everything is fine, your laptop sees the wireless network and is ready to connect, then the Internet connection icon in the notification panel will look like this:

Connection status, which looks like network level with an asterisk (like the picture above) indicates that the laptop sees available networks and is ready to connect to them. Click on this icon, then select the Wi-Fi network to which we need to connect and click the button Connection. In Windows 10, the process of connecting to Wi-Fi is slightly different. If necessary, detailed instructions.

If the network is password protected, a window will appear in which you need to enter a password and confirm the connection by pressing the button Ok.

That's all, your laptop should connect to the Wi-Fi network. The connection status will be like this:

You can use the Internet.

If you see the connection status, it looks like this:

This means that most likely everything is configured on your laptop, but the laptop simply does not see the networks available for connection. Perhaps there is simply no coverage in this place. If you are connecting to your network, check that the router is turned on. If enabled, then .

I wrote about the solution to this problem in a separate article: .

This is how the connection will proceed when you have the driver installed for the Wi-Fi adapter and the adapter itself is turned on. But very often the adapter on the laptop is turned off, or no one installed the driver for it at all. In such cases, many questions arise. Now we will examine in detail both cases, due to which you may have problems connecting your laptop to a wireless network.

Enable "Wireless network connection" on the laptop

If your wireless connection is disabled, or the Wi-Fi driver is not installed, the connection status will look like this:

This means that there is no way to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi, and there is no connection via a network cable. As I wrote above, this happens due to the adapter being turned off, or due to the lack of a driver. Let's first check if your "Wireless Network Connection" is disabled. This is, of course, unlikely, unless you turned it off yourself, but you need to check.

Click on the internet connection icon and select Network and Sharing Center.

Then select Change adapter settings.

Looking at the adapter "Wireless network connection", if it is disabled, then right-click on it and select Turn on.

After this, the connection status "There are available connections" should appear. (if there is a Wi-Fi network within the radius).

We enable wireless connections using the buttons on the laptop

It seems to me that now manufacturers no longer install separate buttons to turn on the Wi-Fi adapter. But, if you have problems connecting to Wi-Fi, then be sure to check if there is a special button to disable/enable wireless connections on your laptop. I know for sure that Toshiba loved making such switches.

Nowadays, on laptops, a keyboard shortcut is used to disable/enable the wireless network. As a rule, different manufacturers have different keys. But usually it's Fn+F2. So on Asus laptops. You can look at yourself, there should be a network icon on the key that is pressed in conjunction with Fn. Something like this:

True, for me the combination of these buttons is responsible for turning off Bluetooth. It doesn't seem to respond to Wi-Fi at all. But yours may be different. It's definitely worth checking out.

If in the adapter management window there is no “Wireless network connection” adapter at all, but there is definitely Wi-Fi on your computer/laptop, then this means that The driver for the Wi-Fi adapter is not installed.

Now we will check everything and try to solve this problem.

Checking and installing the driver for Wi-Fi

I have not yet seen a case where after installing Windows 7, the system itself installed the driver for the Wi-Fi adapter. This is much better in Windows 8. Windows 10 often installs the necessary drivers itself. So, after installing Windows, in order to use Wi-Fi, you need to install a driver specifically for your laptop or adapter (very often, adapters from different manufacturers are installed in one laptop model. It is because of this that you can see several drivers for Wi-Fi on the manufacturer’s website).

We go to the device manager.

In Device Manager, open the tab Network adapters, and looking for a driver for Wi-Fi. I have it called Atheros AR9485WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter, it is installed. You should also have something like a Wireless Network Adapter.

If you don’t have a wireless connection, then most likely you won’t find an adapter either. You need to install the driver, then Wi-Fi will work. And also, if the driver for the Wireless Network Adapter is not installed, then in the device manager there will be at least one unknown device with a yellow exclamation mark. It looks something like this:

This is most likely the same Wireless adapter that the laptop does not know how to work with.

Driver installation

All you need to do is download the required driver and install it. It is best to download the driver from the official website of the manufacturer of your laptop/adapter, and for your laptop (or adapter) model. It’s best to find the official website of your laptop, for example Asus, through Google, then use the site search on the site, indicating the model of your laptop. Most likely your computer's page will be found, open it and look for downloads of utilities and drivers there. Find the Wireless driver and download it for the operating system you need.

Most likely, the driver will be in the archive. To install, run the .exe file from the archive. For example, an archive with a driver for my laptop:

After installing the driver, restart the laptop and try to connect to the wireless network, according to the instructions. I wrote in more detail about installing the driver in the article about .

If some points from the article remain unclear to you, or you were unable to connect your computer to Wi-Fi, then write about it in the comments, we will try to solve your problem.

Hello everyone! Today I will tell you how to set up wifi on a laptop. Setting up Wi-Fi on a laptop is not a difficult task. The first thing you need to find out is whether the device supports this function. Modern laptops are already equipped with a wi-fi module, but some manufacturers still produce devices without wi-fi support, but these are mostly cheap models.

If your laptop is not equipped with a wi-fi module, you need to get a special adapter. To understand whether a laptop has wi-fi, just carefully inspect the device’s case. Typically, manufacturers put a sticker under the keyboard or at the bottom of the case, which indicates the presence of wi-fi.

In addition, the wi-fi symbol is also located on the function button of the keyboard, which is responsible for turning on the module. The button should be used together with the Fn key.

Turning on Wi-Fi on a laptop

If it's Acer brand, then the keys will be Fn and F3. You will see the connection manager appear, where you will need to enable wi-fi or Bluetooth.

On Asus devices The buttons will be Fn and F2. A connection icon will appear, where you need to select wi-fi or Bluetooth.

Laptops with Toshiba brand require pressing the Fn and F8 keys. Further actions are similar.

For Samsung The key combination will be: Fn and F12.

To identify the key to turn on wi-fi, the antenna-shaped icon will help you. If pressing the buttons does not turn on wi-fi, there may be several reasons for this:

incorrect operation of the operating system;
driver problem or conflicts;
viruses, about that.

The problem is usually solved by reinstalling the drivers or .

What if the laptop does not have a wi-fi module?

Connecting to a wi-fi access point is possible using a special adapter; its cost varies from 15 to 30 dollars. You can easily find such an adapter in any computer store. In terms of external dimensions, the device can be compared to a flash drive. The use of the device is similar; you just need to plug it into a USB port.

Lack of external adapter- high probability of breakage due to careless handling. This also happens because the part protruding from the laptop remains unprotected. Therefore, the built-in wi-fi module installed in the service center will not cause problems. Although this solution will be more expensive, you will feel the comfort of work.

In order to turn on the external wi-fi adapter, you need to press a special button located on the case.

Checking that the drivers are installed correctly

If your drivers are installed incorrectly, then even when the indicator is lit, the access point may not respond and wi-fi will not work. First of all, in this case, you need to check the functionality of the network card. Right-click on My Computer and go to Properties.

Next go to “Equipment” -> “ device Manager". You will notice the entire list of devices that are installed on the laptop. We need to find the section " Network adapters“, and there we look for “Wireless”, wi-fi or Wireless. If you see a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark next to the module, then be prepared for what will be needed.

Download drivers from the Internet or use the disk that comes with the laptop. Installing drivers is standard and is not much different from installing any program. It is possible that wi-fi will not work immediately, but only after several installations. For the adapter to work well and easily detect wireless networks, you need to set it to automatically obtain an IP address.

How to set up WIFI on a laptop and how to enable automatic acquisition of an IP address in Windows Xp.

Now we’ve almost figured out the question of how to set up wifi on a laptop. But now we need to enable automatic acquisition of an IP address. For this:

Open " Control Panel“, we set the view to classic.

We move to " Network connections“, right-click on the required connection, select “Properties”. The components will open there, we are interested in the TCP/IP protocol, click on Properties again.

In the window that opens, select automatic receipt of an IP address, as well as automatic receipt of DNS, click OK.

Configuring automatic acquisition of an IP address for Windows7

We need to open the control panel, go to " Network and Sharing Center«.

In the left column, select “ Change adapter settings«.

A window will open, where you need to select the required network and right-click on it, select “Properties”. There we select to automatically obtain an IP address and DNS. Click OK. For Windows 8, similar actions are performed.

Connect to an access point.

You will notice a list of available networks. If you have your own access point, then the adapter will certainly find it. The adapter is also able to find nearby networks that may belong to your neighbors. You can select any network that does not have a lock icon. This means that the owner of the network does not mind someone using his access point. If you have your own network, then click on it, in the window that appears, enter your login and .

In addition, there is another option for connecting to the Internet. If any establishment nearby has wi-fi, then perhaps the owner will provide you with a password and you will be able to connect to the network if your adapter can reach this distance.

After the network is selected, you must click “Connect”. After that, enter the password twice and see the signal and connection speed.

After the Wi-Fi connection is completed, we will see the corresponding icon in the tray.

We open the browser and the service provider’s page appears in front of us. Click on the “Login” button and get to the page specified as home in the browser properties. If the connection frequently drops, then the laptop may be placed in a place where the signal from the wireless network is weak. In this case, you can drag the laptop closer to the access point.

Just a note! I recently wrote a lot of useful articles and I want you to read them too, namely what it is. But for gamers I wrote in games or .

With UV. Evgeny Kryzhanovsky

Hello! Today we’ll look at enabling Wi-Fi on laptops that run Windows 7. For some reason, many people ask these questions. But as a rule, Wi-Fi on a laptop is turned on by default. That is, if the driver is installed, you can immediately connect to Wi-Fi networks. You don’t need to make any special settings, and you don’t have to turn on Wi-Fi on your laptop in any special way. No, of course, there are different cases and problems when you can’t connect to Wi-Fi without dancing with a tambourine. Now let's look at everything in detail.

If you are faced with the problem of turning on Wi-Fi, then your Internet connection status will most likely be like this:

If the network icon is simply crossed out with a red cross, then there are no Wi-Fi networks available for connection within the radius.

Before moving on to any instructions, let's understand what is enabling Wi-Fi on a laptop, and turning on Wi-Fi on Windows 7 (in the operating system itself), these are different things. Therefore, I will divide the article into these two points. This will make it much clearer and easier to understand this issue. What is our main goal? That's right, connect to a Wi-Fi network. You can do it! Follow the instructions.

Before you go to any settings and fill your head with unnecessary information, try connecting your laptop to a Wi-Fi network right now. According to these instructions: . You may already have everything turned on, configured, and you will connect without any problems.

If something doesn’t work out, then watch this article to the end, or the possible connection problems that I described in the article at the link above.

Turn on Wi-Fi on a laptop: using a keyboard shortcut or a switch on the case

Almost every laptop: Asus, HP, Acer, Lenovo, Del, etc., has either a special switch or a keyboard shortcut that turns Wi-Fi off and on. Honestly, I don’t know how it is on other laptops, but on my Asus, pressing the FN+F2 key combination turns off all wireless modules. The pop-up window says "all wireless device on". Which means that all wireless interfaces are enabled or disabled. At the same time, Wi-Fi does not disappear.

These keys, or switches, should be checked only in extreme cases, when nothing else helps. And manage wireless connections from Windows. Since the combination of special keys does not always work, or they work, but not as needed.

On the same Asus laptop, to turn off or turn on Wi-Fi you need to press the key combination FN+F2.

On laptops DEL, this is the key combination Fn+F2, or Fn+F12. On HP- Fn+F12. Lenovo- Fn+F5 (or, look for a special switch on the laptop case). If you have Samsung, then these are the Fn+F12 or Fn+F9 keys. And on Acer- Fn+F3.

As I already wrote, a special switch can also be used to turn on Wi-Fi. Look at the case of your laptop. And on the key that is used in combination with Fn, an antenna is usually drawn.

It is better not to touch these keys at all. As I wrote above, they do not always work adequately. And they are of little use. Everything is fine, in most cases, pressing keys simply indicates to the system that the Wi-Fi adapter needs to be turned off.

Turn on Wi-Fi in Windows 7

Let's now figure out how to manage the wireless adapter in the operating system itself. Let's start with the most important thing. And most importantly, this is an installed, properly working driver for Wi-Fi (Wireless adapter). If there is no driver, then no matter how hard we try, we will not be able to turn on Wi-Fi. But first things first.

First, let's check if our adapter is enabled. To do this, right-click on the Internet connection icon (in the lower right corner), and select Network and Sharing Center. On the left, select Change adapter settings.

If near the connection "Wireless network connection" written "Disabled", then right-click on it and select Turn on.

After these steps, the Internet connection status should change. And if there are Wi-Fi networks available for connection within a radius, they will be displayed in a list that can be opened by clicking on the icon itself. You can select the desired network and connect to it.

If you do not have a “Wireless Network Connection” connection, then most likely you do not have the driver installed for the Wi-Fi adapter. Install the driver and everything will work.

How to check the operation of the Wi-Fi adapter in Device Manager?

You can also go to Device Manager and see if there is a wireless network adapter there and how it works. To open the device manager, do this: go to Start, then Control Panel. Select a section Equipment and sound. On the tab Devices and Printers click on device Manager.

In the manager, open the tab Network adapters. The Wi-Fi adapter has something like this: "Atheros AR9485WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter". You can navigate by word Wireless. You should have something like this:

If you see an arrow icon next to the driver, then right-click on the adapter itself and select Engage.

If the adapter is not in the device manager at all (usually there is only one network card driver), then you need to install the driver. Again, you can look at the article.

That's all the Wi-Fi settings in Windows 7.

After you finally connect to the wireless network, another surprise may await you - “No Internet access” error. I wrote about the solution to this problem in a separate article.

Almost every laptop has the ability to connect to wireless Wi-Fi.

Using this technology, computers exchange data between themselves and network devices (printers, access points, etc.), and also access the World Wide Web.

There are many laptop models, but they all work according to the same communication standards. Can you imagine what it would be like for their owners if Wi-Fi setup on each laptop was done differently?

Many laptops - one Wi-Fi

The procedure for setting up a wireless network depends only on the operating system.

Some manufacturers equip their laptops with network utilities, but this does not provide anything new, except that it makes the setup process more convenient. Of course, you can use them, but it is more useful to know how to work with OS tools.

If you figure out how to set up WIFI on Windows 7, 8 and XP using the system, you can do this on any laptop, regardless of the model.

Three conditions for turning on Wi-Fi for the first time

Before you connect your laptop to the Wi-Fi network for the first time, you need to do three things:

turn on the wireless adapter (also called a WLAN or wireless network card);
install the wireless adapter driver;
start the WLAN autoconfiguration service.

Step 1. Enabling the Wi-Fi adapter

To turn on the Wi-Fi adapter on the laptop, there may be a button or key combination: Fn+ [one of the F1-F12 keys, where the Wi-Fi icon is shown]. You can tell that the adapter is turned on by the glow of the indicator on the laptop case:

Step 2. Driver installation

To install the wireless driver, connect the laptop to the Internet using cable access or a USB modem, go to the manufacturer's website and download the wireless driver for your operating system.

Run the downloaded file, wait for the installation to complete and reboot the machine.

To automatically start the WLAN AutoConfig service (if it is not running), open a Command Prompt with administrator rights and run two commands in it:

sc config Wlansvc start=auto
net start Wlansvc

After this, the Wi-Fi adapter will “see” access points located in the signal reception area.

Step 3. Setting up and connecting Wi-Fi on Windows 7 and 8

Quick connection

To connect your laptop to an existing Wi-Fi, click on the “Network” icon in the system tray and select the desired access point from the list.

Click the "Connect" button.

Enter your security key (password) and click OK. The connection will be established.

In addition to this method, you can connect to the selected wireless point by pressing the Wi-Fi button on the modem (router).

Important! Networks marked with a shield icon with an exclamation point do not require a password. They are not protected in any way, and data is transmitted through them in clear text.

Step 4. Connect to a hidden network and change the communication profile

To connect to an invisible network whose name is hidden, as well as to create a new wireless access profile, right-click on the “Network” icon in the tray and enter “Network Center...”.

In the “Change network settings” list in Windows 7, click “Set up a new connection or network”, and in Windows 8 (8.1) click “Create and configure a new connection or network”.

Select "Connect to a wireless network manually." This window, like the following ones, looks the same in Windows 8 and 7, so let’s look at the setting using Windows 8 as an example.

Enter the access point name (SSID), security type, encryption and password. If you are going to use this network constantly, check the “Start connection automatically” checkbox.

The “Connect if the network is not broadcasting” option should be checked when the access point is not visible in the list.

In the next window, you can change the connection parameters by clicking the button of the same name.

Basic parameters - name (SSID), grid type and availability cannot be changed. Security settings can be changed, but they must be the same as those assigned to the access point.

Step 5. Connecting and setting up Wi-Fi on Windows XP

Connect to available wireless networks. To connect your laptop to existing Wi-Fi networks, right-click on the “Network” icon in the tray and open “View available wireless networks.”

Select the desired access point from the list and click “Connect”.

Enter the password (security key) and its confirmation. After clicking on the “Connect” button, the connection will be established.

Greetings, dear readers.

It is rare to find laptops in use that do not have the ability to connect to the network via wireless communication. In most cases, it is enough just to indicate the required connection in the system, and everything is registered independently. But sometimes for various reasons this does not happen. Therefore, today I want to tell you how to set up WiFi on a Windows 7 laptop, as well as the main points related to this issue.

In most cases, a plastic disk is supplied with the computer, which contains all the necessary programs, including drivers. The latter are installed simply - insert the portable memory into the appropriate slot, the application will automatically start on the monitor, in which you need to set the full location of all the necessary software.

But sometimes there may not be such a disk - there is no need to be upset. You go to the official website of the developers, be it Samsung or Asus, and download the necessary packages. This can also be done through another device.

If you received the device without drivers, it is better to perform manual installation in a certain order. So, first you need to install the motherboard, and only after that everything else, including the module for the wireless network. To update components, you must restart your computer.

Inclusion( )

After reinstalling all the necessary software, you should start the Wi-Fi adapter. This is done directly on the laptop keyboard. To do this, press the button on which the antenna and the waves emanating from it are drawn. Often, to start it, it works only in combination with the “ FN».

After this, the system will automatically begin searching for available networks and display a list of those found. Select the desired line and “ Connect" We indicate the password and that’s it. Now you can use the network without any problems.

Step-by-step instruction( )

Often, when several computers with different versions of operating systems are connected to each other, it is necessary to manually set some settings.

Let's go to " Start" And "". However, in some versions of Windows 10, the desired menu can be found through search.

Then we go to "".

We are interested in "".

Find a wireless connection and click " Connect/Disconnect».

Enter the security key.

Now press RMB on the connection. We are interested in the string "".

On the " Net"find the protocol" TCP/IP V4" Click "".

In Windows XP, like all other versions of Microsoft operating systems, you will see several lines in which users need to specify series of numbers.

So, in order for there to be a connection between the computer and the access point, you need to enter the numbers “ 192.168.1.2 ", where the latter differs for each network element.

In the next line we write “ 192.168.1.1 ».

You can obtain DNS addresses directly from your service provider.

Click " Apply" And " OK».

Everything should start working right away.

If suddenly for some reason the situation does not change, you should return the checkbox “ Receive automatically».

Internet distribution from a laptop( )

There are several ways to create a full-fledged access point without a router from an ordinary computer. But we will consider only the simplest one - using software from third-party developers. Let's turn to .

To distribute the Internet, you only need to install the application, launch it and enter a few simple settings. Everyone can figure it out.

However, it is worth noting that for proper operation the device must be connected via a cable. After all, the program is not capable of simultaneously receiving a signal and immediately sending it out.

It is worth noting that there is also a way to do this using the command line, but it is long and not very convenient. Which means we won’t consider it.

Signal problems( )

Some users may encounter a situation where the device cannot find a signal. First, it is worth testing the system on other equipment. It could be a tablet, smartphone or even a laptop. If the situation is exactly the same, you need to contact the access point. Perhaps it is located in a place that does not transmit waves well.

An important factor is other electrical elements that are located in the distribution area. And this does not depend on the provider, be it Rostelecom or Byfly.

Often the settings of the device itself for receiving the Internet from the provider may also be set incorrectly. Suitable ones can be found directly from the service provider or in the appropriate documentation supplied with the equipment.

Many providers even provide videos that explain everything in detail.

I hope this article will help you fully enjoy using the Internet.

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