Weekly Tip #3: Connecting To A Wireless Internet Connection

Hello everybody! It’s time for another iPod, Google and More Weekly Tip! This tim

e around we will be showing you how to connect to a wireless inter net connection!

Step 1: Get What You Need

Now, obviously you WILL need a wireless internet connection setup in your house somewhere. If you do, great, if you don’t you can get it from companies like Cincinnati Bell or Time Warner. I use Cincinnati Bell’s Zoomtown service with the provided Westell Modem. However, this should work for all services because it is a general setup procedure.

Step 2: Discover the Network!

Anyway, discovering the network is pretty easy. All you need to do is click “Start”, then “Connect to” in Windows Vista. In Windows XP right-click on the little computer down in the right-hand corner of your screen and then select “veiw availible wireless networks*. You should get a screen that has a list of allthe availible networks in your computer’s range.

Step 3: Connect

Now, its time to connect! double click on your network and you should be connected. However, if your network is encrypter then you need a WEP or WAP key to connect to it**. After doing all of this then you can brows the internet! Happy browsing!

*If you have a Dell Laptop with Windows XP then you need to configure the network with Dell’s software. i will show how to do this in a future weekly tip(under the name Weekly Tip 3.1)

**If you do not know what your WEP key or a WAP key is then contact your Internet Service Provider.

P.S. In order to connect to your wireless internet you must have a wireless card built in to your computer.

P.S.S. Here is a new poll for next weeks tip!