Chapter 3. Starting to use Windows 8.1
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Connecting to a wireless network
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Enabling wireless connection
To e
n
able w
i
reless f
un
c
ti
o
n
s, do o
n
e of
t
he follow
ing
:
• Press
t
o d
i
sable a
i
rpla
n
e mode.
• Ope
n
t
he charms a
n
d selec
t
Settings
→
t
o ope
n
t
he
n
e
t
work
co
n
f
igu
ra
ti
o
n
pa
g
e. The
n
t
o
gg
le
t
he a
i
rpla
n
e mode sw
it
ch
t
o
off
.
Connecting to a wireless network
Af
t
er w
i
reless has bee
n
e
n
abled,
t
he comp
ut
er w
i
ll a
ut
oma
ti
cally sca
n
for
ava
i
lable w
i
reless
n
e
t
works a
n
d d
i
splay
t
hem
in
t
he w
i
reless
n
e
t
work l
i
s
t
. To
co
nn
ec
t
t
o a w
i
reless
n
e
t
work, cl
i
ck
t
he
n
e
t
work
n
ame
in
t
he l
i
s
t
, a
n
d
t
he
n
cl
i
ck
Connect
.
Note:
S
ome
n
e
t
works req
ui
re a
n
e
t
work sec
u
r
it
y key or passphrase for co
nn
ec
ti
o
n
. To
co
nn
ec
t
t
o o
n
e of
t
hose
n
e
t
works, ask
t
he
n
e
t
work adm
ini
s
t
ra
t
or or
t
he I
nt
er
n
e
t
serv
i
ce
prov
i
der (I
S
P) for
t
he sec
u
r
it
y key or passphrase.