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How to connect your CCPS laptop to your home Wi-Fi

Follow the directions below to connect your student laptop to a wireless network. The step number corresponds to the number in the image. *Please note that this does not need to be done in a CCPS building as the laptop will connect automatically to the CCPS network.

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  1. At the login screen, find the Internet icon at the bottom right of the screen and click it.

    laptop2.pngScreenshot of the Windows login screen with the globe icon selected.


  2. In the window that appears, find the wireless network you want to connect to and click it.
  3. Then click Connect.

    Screenshot of the Windows wifi connection dialogue.

  4. Enter the network password.
  5. Then click Next.

    Screenshot of the Windows password-entry box in the wifi connection dialogue.
  6. You should now be connected to the wireless network.

    Screenshot of the Windows wifi connection dialogue once the wifi is connected.
  7. The network icon on the bottom right of the login screen should change from  Globe icon that indicates the wifi is not connected.  to  Wifi icon indicating the laptop is connected to wifi.  indicating that the laptop is connected.