WiFi connection problems

By: Naveed Yaqub

Purpose for this session

• Searching for WiFi network• Problem with connection• Limited access• Identification of problem• Different parameter requirement for

connection

Required skill level

• Before attending this session the trainee should have the following level of skills.– Basic skill for computer usage– What is internet?– What is networks?

• Having the above skill trainee will be able to better understand this session.

Benefits of this session

• After completion of this session, the trainee will be able to know– What is WiFi connection– And how to identify the WiFi connection problem

and its resolution.

What is WiFi?• WiFi is the famous name for the wireless

Ethernet 802.11b standard for WLANs. • Also known as Wireless Fidelity• Wireline local area networks (LANs) introduced in

the early 1980s• It allow collections of PCs, terminals, and other

distributed computing devices to share resources and peripherals such as printers, access servers, or shared storage devices.

Ref: Lehr, W. and McKnight, L. W. (2003) Wireless Internet Access: 3G vs. WiFi? Telecommunication Policy, 27, pp.351-370.

Cont…• It ranges up to 100 meters• In the last many years, we have seen the

number of service providers that are offering WiFi services for a free in selected local areas such as – Hotels– Airport lounges– Library– Stations, Trains and Busses– Coffee shops

Finding a network

• Finding the available network • List of available networks will appear• Select the network and connect• Connection established with networks?

Ooooooooops!!!!

Do you recognise the following

Local Server Access only

What happned?

• Security enabled network• Password protected• Paid network• What other options in your mind?

WiFi network connection• Turn on the wireless connection of your laptop.• Click on the sign right bottom corner near the clock

and then click on “Connect to a network”

• The following screen will appear that contain the list of the entire available network within the range, then select the network and click connect.

Future plan

• What is IP address? Types of IP address and IP address setting

• What is DNS (Domain Name Server) and its configuration

Any Question?