Connect and Troubleshoot Wifi
Modified on: Thu, 5 Aug 2021 3:37 PMThe following steps run through the general steps that anyone needs to take to get connected to the internet via wifi.
- Locate yourself in a property or public space that has a wireless router. I.e. Somewhere where a wifi signal is being transmitted.
- Make sure that the device you're going to use is a.) Capable of connecting to the internet and b.) Capable of connecting to wifi.
- Find out the name of the wifi network that the router in your location is transmitting. That's right, each wifi network has its own unique name. Sometimes this can be a sequence of random numbers and letters if it was set by default on the router — but people often personalise the name of a wifi network to help users identify its owners. E.g. "The Smith Family wifi" or "Fred's Cafe".
- Once you know the name of the wifi network, use your chosen device to find it. This will vary between devices (depending on whether you're using a Windows or Mac computer, or a mobile device). However, the process for connecting to wifi is broadly similar, following something along the lines of: navigate to wifi settings > turn wifi on > click on the name of your wifi network > click "connect".
- Many wifi networks are made private, with access restricted via a password. If your chosen wifi network is password protected, at this point it will ask you enter that password. Make sure you have the password at hand, and enter it.
- You should now be connected to wifi!