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If you haven’t previously connected to the Wi-Fi network, you’ll need to open a list of all the available networks (click the network or Wi-Fi icons in your system trays either at the top or bottom of your screen), click your network, and enter your password (if your network has one). [1] X Research source

If you don’t have system administrative permissions, you will not be able to continue with this method.

If you don’t see this option, you might need to click Status from the menu on the left side of the window.

A new window will pop-up.

The row will highlight blue to indicate that it is selected.

Another window will pop-up.

An “Advanced TCP/IP Settings” window will pop-up.

The text field underneath switches from inactive (greyed out) to active (dark grey).

The text field underneath switches from inactive (greyed out) to active (dark grey).

If you set the Wi-Fi network adapter to 1, your computer will automatically use Wi-Fi instead of a plugged-in Ethernet cord to connect to the internet.

A new window will pop up that shows you every network connection type available to you, such as Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.