Can anyone help me figure out how to set up a wireless connection on a dell laptop?

Question

My boss asked me to set up a wireless connection on his new computer and I can't figure this thing out. Please help!!! The laptop is a dell inspiron. I looked for a switch to cut on wireless but couldn't find one. I'm trying to connect to a previously existing network, but it doesn't even detect the network.

Answer 1

Is it a wireless network or is there wifi at the location?



A laptop cannot connect to a wired network without an ethernet cable.

Answer 2

Go to Start>Settings>Network Connections to make sure that the wireless is enabled. You would right click on the wireless adapter to make sure.



If you don't see a wireless adapter there, you don't have wireless on the laptop. You would need to buy a wireless PC Card

Answer 3

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