BlinnStaff for Windows 11

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 BlinnStaff and click ‘Connect’.
5. If you want to automatically connect to BlinnStaff Wi-Fi the next time you are in range, select the box next to ‘Connect Automatically’.
6. Enter your Blinn username and password, then click ‘Next’.
7. You are now connected to the BlinnStaff Wi-Fi network.

Connect from Settings

1. Click on the ‘Start’ button in the taskbar and select ‘Settings’ from the pinned items.
2. The ‘Settings’ page will now open. Choose the ‘Network & Internet’ option from the left side of this page.
3. On the ‘Network & Internet’ page that opens to the right, click on the ‘Wi-Fi’ option. It will be first on the list. Make sure you push the Wi-Fi toggle to ‘On’ before proceeding.
4. In the ‘Wi-Fi’ settings that shows up next, select the ‘Show Available Networks’ option.
5. You will see a list of available Wi-Fi networks in and around your location. Choose BlinnStaff and enter your Blinn username and password and click on ‘Next’.
6. Your Windows 11 device is now connected to the WiFi.

Manually Connect from Control Panel

1. Click the ‘Search’ button 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.
2. Select ‘Network and Internet’ on the ‘Control Panel’ window.
3. Click on ‘Network and Sharing Center’ on the ‘Network and Internet’ page that opens next.
4. Click ‘Set up a new connection or network’ below the ‘Change your networking settings’ section on the ‘Network and Sharing Center’ screen.
5. Select ‘Manually connect to a wireless network’ in the pop-up box and then click ‘Next’.
6. Enter the information for the Blinn wireless network as shown below and click Next.

• Network Name: BlinnStaff
• Security Type:  WPA2-Enterprise
• Encryption Type:  AES 

7. Click the Change connection settings box. Click on the Security Tab on the top of the window. 
8. Change the Choose a network authentication method to be Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP) and choose Settings.  
9. Uncheck the Validate server certificate box and click Configure. 
10. Uncheck the Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any) box, and click OK.  
11. Click OK again. 
12. Click the Advanced Settings button.  
13. On the 802.1x settings tab check the Specify authentication mode and set the mode to User Authentication.
14. Click Save Credentials
15. Enter your Blinn College Username and password.  
16. Click OK to get back to the following screen.  Click OK again.
17. Click OK one more time
18. You should now be at the Change Connection Settings screen …   STOP …   Wait …
19. Check your connection.  You should now be connected to Blinn Wireless.  Once connected, you can close the above window.

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