Tech Team Support Hardware Intel ProSet Troubleshooting Internet Connectivity for PCs

Focusing Questions How can we configure our school’s computers wireless settings? What are the steps I need to follow to connect to the school’s wireless signal? Today we are going to discuss the necessary steps to successfully reconfigure Internet settings.

Instruction

Framing The Session Sometimes school laptop users experience difficulty when they lose their connection to the school’s Internet.. This is an inconvenience to both teachers and students.

Teaching “Watch me as I show you how to connect to the wireless network.” Step 1: Before turning the power on, make sure the wireless switch on the left hand side panel is pushed forward. Step 2: Turn the power on the laptop. Step 3: After the computer has booted up, make sure the blue light is on next to the green power light. Step 4: On the bottom right hand corner of the screen hover your mouse over the icon for Wireless Network Connection Wizard. Step 5: A small window should come up stating the connection, speed, strength, and status. There should be 3 green signal waves coming out of the monitor icon. If it states you are connected, try opening Internet Explorer. Step 6: If you have a red X on the Wireless Network Connection wizard, right click the icon. Step 7: Click repair. Step 8: It will then refresh the wireless settings for the laptop. Once this is complete a window should pop up stating that you are connected to the wireless network connection (DOETWAC00M001vl90g, etc.) The DOETWAC00M001vl # may change depending on location in the building.

Guided Practice Guide participants through the process: “Now it is your turn to try it.” Follow the steps to connect to the school’s wireless connection.

Work Time

Getting Started Tell participants what they will be doing during their work time, and how much time they have: “Take the next 15 minutes to reconfigure the wireless settings on your laptop to these settings” Profile Name: PS55 SSID: DOETWAC00M001vl60g WEP Key: 31R055D5001

Work Time Participants will... Step 1: Open Wireless Signal (ascending bars on the bottom right corner of start panel) Step 2: Click on the tab Wireless Networks Step 3: Click on the add wand. Step 4: Click manually connect to an advanced network. Step 3: Enter the SSID code Step 4: Enter the WEP Key Step 5: Establish a connection to the Internet.

Share

Ask selected participants to share some issues they faced when practicing connecting to the wireless. Discuss how they handled these issues. Share

How does this work address the questions that began the session? Answers (insert answers here)