On January 15, 2017 at 02:21, Ernie Gilman said...
Thanks, high. You'll note that I tried that and found two processes with instructions that don't match the possible actions.
I looked at the netgear site and I was able to figure out what steps were missing from that set of instructions.
You'd think that, since a tiny error in input can totally kill a computer process, instructions as to how to do things on a computer would be scrupulously accurate.
But no. For instance, look for the wifi icon at the lower left of the screen.
When I right click on my wifi icon, I get two choices: Troubleshoot Problems and Open Netwrok and Sharing Center. Craig asks if that gives me the ability to alter the settings. NO. That's why I started this thread.
If I had the wrong password in the computer, then I'd be told I used the wrong password and a window would open for me to retype it. Until I worked through that netgear process I was not able to find the place where I could alter it. Thanks, Andrew.
First, you didn't actually write that you wanted to change the password in your login to the WiFi or the router, so there's that. Second, you really should know how to do this, by now. Third, the OS doesn't matter if you're only trying to enter a WiFi password or set it to require this to log in- you find the WiFi icon, right click, select 'Properties' or 'Status' and enter the password that's required or, if you want to require it every time, you can clear the box when you're done and before you shut down the computer. If you need to SEE the password that has been used for this network in the past, you un-check the box for 'Show characters'.
In Properties, the box should have two tabs at the upper left- one is 'Connection' and the other is 'Security'- click 'Connection' and un-click the box for 'Connect automatically when this network is in range'.
BTW- if you want to see your connection speed, click on 'Status'- it shows signal strength, speed, activity (shows bytes sent and received) and other info. If you click on 'Details', you can find the IP address for the computer and gateway, as well as info about DHCP/Static address, etc.
Then, there's the Network and sharing center- I would advise exploring this so you know what you can/can't do and what you need to do in an OS that's not new, has been super-ceded three times and isn't much different from XP.
BTW- the icon is usually at the lower right, as I posted. If it's not there when you hover the cursor over the tool bar (this is dependent on where the tool bar is located and it can be at ANY edge of the screen), look for the small up arrow near the clock and click on it- if it's not there, click on 'Customize' and add it. Finally, go to the Control Panel and click on Network and Security to see more about what you can do with the network and computer.
Several methods of finding the network properties exist- it will save you a lot of time if you explore this, but if you want to prevent a situation where you screw up the settings, save them beforehand.
Last edited by highfigh on January 15, 2017 12:41.
