How do I enable wireless

jamesjuls

Hi, I have just received a noew pc, a Zoostorm E3200. I have connected upt the internet with an ethernet cable, but when I try to connect wireless, it says wireless is not enabled.
Do I now have to buy a wireless adapter, or is there somehwere I can enable it.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks

tomsutton529

does it have a wireless card installed?

is it a USB wireless card or is there a little aerial sticking out the back?

jamesjuls

I'm not sure. I'm not very technical sorry.
The wirless router has an ariel, but I can't see anything on the pc.

sandiep

The laptop just needs the wireless switching on.

On your keyboard, on one of the function keys there will be a wee symbol that looks like a radar tower. You need to press this. Or on some laptops it's a slide switch along the outside of the case, usually with a light near it.

jamesjuls

It's a desktop. I've managed to sort the laptop, but as it is a new desktop, thought it would be already set up for wirless. could this not be the case?

sandiep

What operating system?

jamesjuls

It's Windows 7

ckerrd

I see it is a desktop machine if I understand correctly.
May not have a wireless card at all.

Do you need it to be wireless?

jamesjuls

Yes, as it is too far away from the broadband connection, so will have to be set up. Does that mean I need to buy something to connect wirelessly?

tomsutton529

i cant all those people ASSUMED it was a laptop..

quick google, and its a desktop with no wireless as standard.

you can get wireless cards cheap enough these and they are doddle to fit.

its that or get a network cable..

ckerrd

Possibly if it has no wireless capability.
Either a USB wireless dongle or wirelss card

Dongle similar to this

Card like this