When you have an internet connection at the office or at home, you will naturally want to use it on your different devices. To do this, you can establish a wifi connection to connect your laptop to the internet.

Using wifi is quite practical and offers many advantages. It allows you to benefit from the same internet connection on all your devices. Likewise, connecting to wifi gives you total freedom of mobility; provided you remain within the coverage area of the wifi network. You will continue to browse from your terrace, swimming pool or garden without any wired connection to your internet modem.

To do this you will need to activate the wifi on your laptop. Subsequently, you connect to your network personal wifi in order to take advantage of the internet connection.

How to connect to a Wi-Fi network?

Here you will find out how to connect to a wifi network from your laptop. And those regardless of the operating system installed on this computer.

How to connect your Windows PC or Mac to the wifi network?

Whether you have a Windows or Apple PC, you will regularly need an internet connection to get the most out of it. So we will see how to connect to a wifi network from these different platforms.

Connect to a wifi network in Windows 7.

For Windows 7 users, the process is relatively simple. This procedure described below is also the same for Windows Vista.

• First, click on the button To start up.
• Then on Control Panel.
• See you later in Network and internet.
• Now click Network and Sharing Center.
• Next on Configure a connection or network.
• Finally, double-click Connect to the Internet.
• Then locate your WiFi router in the list of networks present
• Enter your password to establish a wifi connection.

Establish a wifi connection in Windows 8.1

If your password is entered correctly, your laptop will connect to the wifi network. Therefore you will have access to the internet on this computer.

Just like on Windows 7, setting up a wifi connection is quite easy in Windows 8.1. The steps below guide you to do so.

• Go to Settings by swiping from the right edge of your screen.
• Click on the wifi symbol there to open Panel Networks.
• Once this network panel is opened, it displays a list of possibilities.
• Then locate the wifi corresponding to your wifi router and click on it.
• Also check the box automatic connection so as not to perform this same maneuver at each connection.
• Then enter the security key and click on following.

The wifi symbol then appears in the control bar at the bottom left of your screen. It notifies you of the status of your connection.

Install a wifi connection in Windows 10.

Even simpler than the previous two, to connect to a wifi network under Windows 10, simply:

• Go to the taskbar at the bottom of your screen and click on the wifi symbol.
• Then select the wifi network of your wifi router
• Then click on To log in.
• Enter your security key then click next.

The wifi icon is then displayed at the bottom of your screen and notifies you that you are connected.

How to connect to a wifi network on Mac?

The procedure for connecting a Mac PC to a wifi network is a little longer. It nevertheless remains quite easy and practical.

• Go to the Apple menu (Apple crunch).
• then in System Preferences.
• Then on Network. Then Activate Airport if necessary.
• In the menu Network namesearch for the name of your wifi router.
• At this level, you are asked to enter your security key.
• After that click Memorize this networkthen on OK to validate. So your PC will always connect when this wifi network is within range.
• Now click on the button Show Airport status in the menu bar.
• Then another click on the button Apply and close the window.