Vista wireless properties

Step 4. These may be selected by default. Then click OK to save setting. Assigned manually. Finally remember to click OK to save settings. The Preferred DNS server is same to default gateway. For Secondary DNS server, you could leave it blank or type in 8. Step 5. Click OK and OK again to save and apply your settings. Type ncpa. Select the Wireless Network Connection , right click it and select Properties.

Assigned by DHCP server. If necessary, then click OK to save the settings. Step 6. Step 1 Go to Control Panel. Here we will illustrate different ways to find control panel on Windows 8. In Fast Roaming , select This network uses pre-authentication , if your wireless AP is configured for pre-authentication. Click OK to return to the Security tab. In Select the security methods for this network , in Authentication , select WPA2-Enterprise if it is supported by your wireless AP and wireless client network adapters.

Otherwise, select WPA-Enterprise. Otherwise, select TKIP. Note The settings for both Authentication and Encryption must match the settings configured on your wireless AP. Select Do not prompt user to authorize new servers or trusted certification authorities. Selecting this setting provides an enhanced user experience and better security. Otherwise, clear this check box. Click Configure. On the Network Permissions tab, click Add. The New Permissions Entry dialog box opens.

In Network Type , select Infrastructure or Ad hoc. Note If you are uncertain whether the broadcasting network is an infrastructure or ad hoc network, you can configure two network permission entries, one for each network type. In Permission , select Allow or Deny. Click OK , to return to the Network Permissions tab. On the Network Permissions tab, configure any or all of the following: To deny your domain members running Windows Vista access to ad hoc networks, select Prevent connections to ad-hoc networks.

To deny your domain members running Windows Vista access to infrastructure networks, select Prevent connections to infrastructure networks. To allow your domain members running Windows Vista to view network types ad hoc or infrastructure to which they are denied access, select Allow user to view denied networks.

To allow users to create profiles that apply to all users, select Allow everyone to create all user profiles. To specify that your users can only connect to allowed networks by using Group Policy profiles, select Only use Group Policy profiles for allowed networks.

On the General tab of the policy properties, in XP Policy Name , type a name for the policy, or leave the default name. In Description , type a brief description of the policy. I spent about an hour online chatting with HP tech support.

They kept giving me instructions that didn't make any sense for this model e. They sent me a bunch of urls to get the drivers, and I had to remind them that I couldn't download anything to the Compaq because it didn't have a network, and downloading them to my Mac wouldn't do me any good because I couldn't install them on the Compaq because I had no way to get them onto the Compaq because it doesn't even have bluetooth—not that I would be able to get it to work even if it did.

So then they said I should try restarting the Compaq and hitting F8 as soon as the red Compaq logo appeared to get some kind of setup menu. This turned out to be very amusing. First of all, can you believe how freaking difficult they've made it to find the restart command in Vista???? Holy crap! It took me about three minutes to find it! Then, after the reboot, the Compaq logo appeared, but it was white, not red.

So as I'm wondering when the red one is going to show up I realized that Windows was already starting up, so I have to restart it again. Windows starts up again. So another restart, and this time I try holding down F10, because there's a message on the screen that says something about holding down F10 to get some kind of setup menu.

So when the menu appears I start looking around for this "last known good configuration" thing they said to look for. But it's nowhere to be found. So at this point I'd decided I'd wasted about enough time with Compaq tech support, who obviously haven't got a clue about how their products actually work, and with this cocked-up abortion of an operating system.

So I told my father-in-law that the obvious solution to his problem was to return this POS laptop and go get a MacBook. The next time someone tells me they're having trouble with a Windows computer I'm just going to say, "I'm sorry to hear that. That's interesting. I remember seeing that option somewhere, and it was checked, but I thought IP v6 support should be standard on any new laptop. Macs have had it for years.

They're useless. They don't even list this model on their site. I swear there is no EF or EM on the sticker on this machine or in the system info in firmware.

It's not. I can see it on the Mac in the Airport menu. I don't even have to run Kismet to see it. But in Vista, it keeps telling me that the settings aren't valid for a network. Vista cna see the network but not connect to it. It really wants me to import the settings using a USB flash drive, so I did that.

I also tried every entry manually. The settings that work on XP and are exported to my flash drive or printout for manual entry are:. In Vista, however, these options aren't selectable this way. For instance, with an open network authentication type, WEP is not a selectable option. Key index is driven to 1, 2, 3, or 4, but not a zero or blank.

How can I connect from Vista to a working encrypted wireless network, that it can see, that my XP computes can connect to? I've tried every option of every menu multiple times.

I even tried to reset my router back to store values to start unencrypted and start fresh, but I could get it to that either. I was lucky to get back to where I was.

Windows Zero Connect was no help either. Any ideas? As many things can contribute to wireless connection issues, the most commoon items I found that causes wireless problems are:. One of the most common sources of wireless connection problems is interference operating at the same frequency as cordless phones, baby monitor, etc….

If you are running a firewall make sure it's not blocking access to the router. If it is, enable it so Vista can see it. XP and Vista are not the same. If you had a wireless card that used to work on XP and now it won't work on Vista, it may be incompatible with Vista driver only works on XP. Try using a different adapter.

I fixed it! Thanks for the tips. I had pretty much checked all this but it inspired me to run a step-by-step systematic diagnostic of my own. Maybe this will help someone else. I connected the laptop to the router with a hard LAN cable so I could maintain control of the router while troubleshooting the wireless connection.

First I disabled all firewalls to confirm that there was no interference, which there wasn't. Then I took the router down to an unencrypted basic state to confirm it would connect via the wireless adapter, which it would.

I then turned back on the Norton Internet Security firewalls, and connectivity was still good. I then increased encryption on the router one step at a time, matching the settings on the wireless network properties. I went to WEP with a hexadecimal key, and got good connectivity.

I then increased to digit WEP and reestablished a good connection. I then went to WPA personal successfully. The frustrating thing was, aside from the time I spent figuring this out, was that nowhere did I see this idea of step-by-step increases in encryption or suggestions to reduce it.

No user guides, no help pages, not the manufacturer. The best help was this forum and the Linksys router guide I downloaded. Thank you. I have solved my problem and hopefully someone else will benefit from my experience. That's great news! The valuable information you provided, should help out a lot more Vista users with wireless network problems. As you experienced, sometimes it just takes a little more digging to solve these pesky problems.

I have a desktop running XP and a laptop running Vista. The desktop is wired to the Netgear router and the laptop connects wirelessly to the router. The two computers share a printer and this works too. It all works but when I click on the little icons on the Vista laptop to see what wireless networks are available, there appears to be two.

The other says it is an un-named and unsecure network. There is nothing I can do to connect to this unnamed network.

If I turn off the wireless operation of my router, both these apparent networks dissappear. I have WEP security enabled. What is going on? What is this second network? And can I get rid of it. It must be coming from my router I guess. More than likely the 2nd network is from your neighbor and somehow your Netgear router is picking it up.

When I see odd things like that on my Network, I know it's time to change all security settings on the router…you may want to do the same thing. Nope, I do not believe is not a neighbour. I do see other networks, but this unsecure un-named one dissappears if I turn off the wireless operation of my router.

Surely that means it is something to do with my router. Any external network should still show up on the laptop shouldn't it? I think it's the remnant of when you had your network up before. I found that when I changed the name of my network, the old name stayed as a viable option to select — even though the router was no longer transmitting that name. Try turning on broadcast mode again until you have everything solved. Change the name to something else so you can tell which is which, and use WPA.

Then, if you find an old network that isn't "real" anymore, delete it by using the REMOVE option when you have all available networks showing. Ken Croft — look like you are not the only Netgear user who has encountered this. Disabling SSID broadcast only disables broadcasting the name. The network will still be announced but no one will be able to connect to it. Looks like you may not need to worry about it.

Many thanks to you all. This was very helpful to know that I am not alone and that it is just a quirk of the Netgear router. Just one more though, for Steve. Presumably this is in a menu somewhere in Vista? Thanks again Ken. Select Manage Wireless Networks. All the networks will be displayed — those your computer's wireless can see, and those it has ever chosen before such as hotels or airports, in case it ever sees them again.

Select the network that you no longer want. The Change Adapter button becomes the Remove button green minus sign , available to be selected. Select Remove. That network is removed from the list of available networks.

Good luck. My laptop detects the D-Link router when I open "select a newtwork to connect to",but shows a red cross.

It then tells me that the security settings in Vista do not match those for D-link. Any ideas. If you do, then you will need to configure the wireless adapter with the encryption settings on your laptop.

I'm not sure if this is a similar issue. No issues connecting with unsecure networks. My problem is I can't access the internet if there is a security password requirement. I never am prompted to enter the Network key. Something is probably set wrong on my system but I can't find a setting to force a password prompt if there is a secure access point. Please, someone, help. At first I was able to "connect" but with limited access meaning no internet connection … I then disabled my router security and retried — I was then able to connect with no problem.

Or you can open Network and Sharing center select Manage Wireless Networks from left pane , right click on the Network, select properties and check the box to Connect Automatically. What do I do when the connect to a network says "the settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network.

I have an issue with Vistas' wireless network settings. I have to continually connect to the router manually. I have the same issue as Steve. Everytime I boot my laptop, I need to specify the network name, the security key and the type of encryption. Despite checking the 'Start this connection automatically' box, it does not save the settings.

Do you have any resource material that covers this type of issue? I find lots of good stuff that covers the opposite hooking a Vista into an XP wireless setup. Thank you for your consideration. Sorry, Vista is neither easier nor more intuitive. To start with, simply by moving every single parameter to somewhere other than where it was, MS has made it harder on everybody.

Then there are the piles of extra things to set, unset, unlock, whatever. Researching to get a new laptop on a secured network that works just fine with two XP laptops, three Linux devices, and a Mac, I have even found suggestions that it takes creating a new entry in the registry.

If MS had spent half the effort on evolving XP, instead of making all new chrome with less functionality, maybe it would have worked better. I don't know if anyone can help me, but I was running XP on my computer until a virus made me wipe the whole thing clean, and Dell gave me the Vista installation CD instead. So I installed Vista, and I am not sure on how to connect to the internet in my apartment. I live with 2 other people, and we have a wireless router in the living room, but somehow my computer is not picking it up.

When I go into the 'Set up connection or network,' there is no option for me to manually add the wireless router. Is there a step that I am missing? Or some form of hardware. Any advice would be helpful. Marisa:…This may not be the solution to your problem…. Do you have any problems connecting to a hard wired router or modem? I was able to connect to our wireless network just fine for months, than the day before i lost connection. On the other pc, i can stil see the network broadcasting and i can connect to it the laptop refuses to see and connect to it even after the following steps:.

Click Start. In the Start Search dialog box, type: cmd, and right-click cmd. Click Run as administrator. Restart the computer C 2. I have done all that is said and still i cannot see the network nor can I connect to it after manually adding it. I am about ready to light it on fire if that would work, but I still have hope for someone out there to help me. Hi Team I am having problems trying to setup Vista Premium on wireless. I am not sure whether it is a problem with Vista or the wireless router settings.

I tried all other security options and it still doesn't work It picked up automatically by the laptop but it doesn't connect. I also have a problem accessing to internet using my wireless router. My wireless never ask me about the password for a WEP security enabled network, But it never connects neither… How could I insert the password in order to have access to the web? I'using windows vista…. Was i really talking to a ATT rep that i dont know.

I'm able to connect to some unsecured networks neighbors, etc and even to a few that say they are secured poor setting of passwords IMO, since I was able to guess them. However, I'm not sure how secure my computer is on unsecured networks.