How To Set Up Wireless Network Connection On Windows Pc

Inventory required to Set Up Wireless Network Connection

Since we are talking of a completely wireless network, we need the following items to set up a wireless network connection:

To check if your computer has wireless network adaptors, proceed with the following steps:

Setting Up Wireless Internet Connection on Windows PC

Most ISPs set up an Internet connection when you take a new connection. If your ISP did not set up the Internet for you, follow these steps (assumes your modem includes a wireless router):

If your modem is different from a wireless router, you will need to connect a phone wire – one end into the modem and another end into a phone jack or splitter. You can then connect the modem to a wireless router using a network cable. You can then follow steps 4 to 7 mentioned above. It should look somewhat like the image below.

At this point, your main computer should be able to connect to the Internet. If it is not connecting to the Internet, the connections must be wrong. Check the Network and Sharing window in Control Panel to see if Windows 7 can detect the wireless network (see figure 1 above). If not, make sure the modem/router is properly connected and switched on.

Securing The Network

Assuming that the main computer is now able to connect to the Internet, we will go ahead and configure the network for security.

Setting Up Other Computers On The Network

Setting Up Sharing On The Network

You have to turn on sharing on all computers, including the ones having devices such as printers and scanners so that you can use them from any computer on the network. The following applies to each computer on the network

Note that you can share files by copying them into Public folder in Windows 7. The Public folder is available in C:\Users folder. This explains how to set up a wireless network connection in Windows 11/10/8/7. If you face any problems, we will be happy to assist. Just drop a note in the comments stating the problem and your version of Windows. Related read: How to set up a Broadband (PPPoE) connection in Windows.