Connect from Taskbar
Windows 11 has clubbed the Wi-Fi, Sound/Speaker, and Battery buttons together into one tiny translucent box at the bottom right corner of the taskbar; the quick settings. Each icon can be previewed separately by hovering the cursor on any of them. But when you click on a single button, the options for all buttons in the box will pop out.
1. Click on this translucent box to see Wi-Fi options.
2. In the box of options, click on the right-facing arrowhead that says ‘Manage Wi-Fi connections’, next to the Wi-Fi symbol in the upper portion of the box.
3. If the Wi-Fi is off, switch it on by clicking on the toggle bar next to ‘Wi-Fi’. The Wi-Fi has to be ON throughout the process of connecting to a Wi-Fi connection.
4. Once the Wi-Fi is switched on, you will see a list of all the available Wi-Fi connections. Click on the connection you wish to use and click ‘Connect’.
If you want to automatically connect to the same Wi-Fi the next time you are in range, select the box next to ‘Connect Automatically’.
5. Enter the Wi-Fi username and password for the chosen network, then, click ‘Next’.
Manual(Legacy) Connection
Windows 11 has clubbed the Wi-Fi, Sound/Speaker, and Battery buttons together into one tiny translucent box at the bottom right corner of the taskbar; the quick settings. Each icon can be previewed separately by hovering the cursor on any of them. But when you click on a single button, the options for all buttons in the box will pop out.
1. Click on this translucent box to see Wi-Fi options.
2. In the box of options, click on the right-facing arrowhead that says ‘Manage Wi-Fi connections’, next to the Wi-Fi symbol in the upper portion of the box.
3. If the Wi-Fi is off, switch it on by clicking on the toggle bar next to ‘Wi-Fi’. The Wi-Fi has to be ON throughout the process of connecting to a Wi-Fi connection.
4. Click on More Wi-Fi Settings
5. Click on Manage Known Networks. Click on each Blinn network listed one at at a time and click Forget.
6. You are now ready to add the BlinnGuest connection. Click the ‘Search’ button (magnifying glass) from the taskbar and type ‘Control Panel’ in the search bar. You can launch the control panel either by clicking the app name on the left, below the ‘Best Match’ section or by clicking on the ‘Open’ option below the app icon on the right.
7. Select ‘Network and Internet’ on the ‘Control Panel’ window.
8. Click on ‘Network and Sharing Center’ on the ‘Network and Internet’ page that opens next.
9. Click ‘Set up a new connection or network’ below the ‘Change your networking settings’ section on the ‘Network and Sharing Center’ screen.
10. Select ‘Manually connect to a wireless network’ in the pop-up box and then click ‘Next’.
11. You will now be prompted to enter the Network Name of the connection you wish to manually connect to, along with the security key or password, security type, and encryption type of the network, if any.
Once you’ve entered the requested info, click the box in front of ‘Start this connection automatically’ to check it. This way you will automatically connect to this network at the end of the process. Click ‘Next’.
12. The new wireless network will now be added to the list. Continue by clicking ‘Change connection settings’ in the next pop-up.
13. A ‘Wireless Network Properties’ box containing the given information for the newly added wireless network now will show on the screen. Since this network has been set to start automatically, the ‘Connect automatically when this network is in range’ option will be selected by default here as well. Click on the Security Tab.
14. Change the Choose a network authentication method to be Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP) and choose Settings.
15. Uncheck the Validate server certificate box and click Configure
16. Uncheck the Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any) box, and click OK.
17. Click OK again.
18. Click the Advanced Settings button.
19. On the 802.1x settings tab check the Specify authentication mode and set the mode to User Authentication.
20. Click Save Credentials
21. Enter your Blinn College guest username and password.
- Username: appropriate guest username for the current term
- (i.e. SpringVisitors@buc.blinn.edu, SummerVisitors@buc.blinn.edu, FallVisitors@buc.blinn.edu)
- Password: the one you provided to you
22. Click OK to get back to the following screen. Click OK again.
23. Click OK one more time
24. You should now be at this screen …
Wait …
If your Wi-Fi button was turned off, click it to turn it back on. You will now be automatically connected to the manually added wireless network.
Additional Details
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