West Virginia University

Wireless ResNet

Going Wireless - Windows XP

Steps 1-7 | Steps 8-12 | Steps 13-18

Step 1

Open the Start Menu, then select Control Panel.

Start Menu

Step 2

Click Network and Internet Connections.

Control Panel

Step 3

Click Network Connections.

Network and Internet Connections

Step 4

Right-click your Wireless Network Connection, and select View Available Wireless Networks from the pop-up menu.

Network Connections

Step 5

Select WVU.ResNet from the list of available networks, and click Connect. Please note, you may see other wireless networks listed in this window. These networks are not supported by West Virginia University and may be unsafe.

View Wireless Networks

Step 6

Windows will then attempt to connect to WVU.ResNet as shown here.

Connecting

Step 7

After connecting to WVU.ResNet, Windows will return to the list of available wireless networks. Note that the status of WVU.ResNet is "Connected".

Successfully Connected

Proceed to Step 8.

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