(WiFi) Wireless Configuration for your laptop

This article will tell you how top set up a wireless connection on your laptop through a Wi-Fi network. You should however know how to configure your settings manually to be able to connect your Wi-Fi card to the wireless network.

The first step for the configuration is to determine what SSID, Channel, Mode and WEP you are using.

What is SSID?

SSID is the acronym for Service Set Identifier which is the name of your wireless LAN made up of 32 alphanumeric characters. This service can be set manually through your client network settings. In order to enhance the network security system, some wireless access points will automatically disable this feature.

Wireless Channel Selection

Access points or so called APs mechanism is used to automatically detect the channel selection. Your network can hence have various APs that will manage each channel selected and make their power regulations. A wireless station will be load balanced across the access points in order to enhance its bandwidth.

WEP

WEP is a short term for Wired Equivalent Privacy which is a system of data encryption used in a wireless network in order to allow authorization control for a 802.11 wireless local area network.

How to set up your wireless connection

Nowadays, a modern notebook is built with a wireless modem that has a wireless power system and an activation button found on the keyboard. This button will allow your laptop to connect or disconnect with your wireless modem. If you do not have your user manual to be able to identify this key, here is what you can do:

For Acer users

• For Aspire 16xx users: use the satellite-like button
• For Aspire 3005 users: found on the lower right-hand side of your laptop
• For Aspire 5612 users: a sliding button found on the side of the laptop
• For Aspire 9302 usesr: the blue-like button on the left-hand side of the laptop
• For Aspire 94xx users: the key found below the Lock key

For Asus users

• Press the F2 key and FN key at the same time

For DELL users

• Press the FN and F2 keys together

For Compaq users

• Press and hold the antenna-button on the upper section of your keyboard

For Fujitsu Siemens

• You can either use the sliding “Wireless” button on the right-hand side of the laptop or use the Fn and F2 keys at the same time. Some models have the ON/OFF wireless button just below the touchpad.

For Gericom users

• You can make use of Fn and F1 keys on a Cinema 16100 model.

For IBM users

• For T43 users, you can use the Fn and F5 keys at the same time
• For DV series users, use the antenna-like button found on the upper section of your keyboard.
• For ZD series users, make use of the antenna-like button just below the “Lock” key.
• Some models have the wireless slide button on the side of the laptop.

For Medion users

• You can press the Fn and F2 keys at the same time.
• Some models will require you to use the Fn and F1 keys at the same time.

For MSI users

• You can use the antenna-like button close to the power switch

For Packard Bell users

• For Easynote W7730 users, you can make use of the antenna-like wireless button on the side of the laptop.
• Easynote B3600 users can use the Fn and F1 keys together to get connected to the wireless network.

For Philips Users

• On a X54 model, use the antenna-like button close to the power switch.
• Some models will require the use of the Fn and F2 keys at the same time

For Samsung users

• You can make use of the blue-like button found in the middle section of your keyboard

For Toshiba users

• Those using a A100-078 can use the sliding button on the right-hand side of the laptop
• M40 and M70 users can use the ON/OFF antenna-like button.