| Wireless networking adds an entirely new range | | | | "Settings" on the home screen. Touch "WIFI." |
| of possible problems to your troubleshooting | | | | Touch the blue "More Info" icon. Touch "Forget |
| chores. Below is a list of a few troubleshooting | | | | This Network" button to disconnect. Then |
| items that you ought to check to solve any | | | | reconnect to the same network. |
| wireless connectivity difficulties you're getting with | | | | 7) Reset your iPad System Settings. Warning: This |
| your iPad. | | | | will remove all the stored network information and |
| 1) Make sure the WIFI antenna is on. Touch | | | | will reset your iPad system settings to their near |
| "Settings." Touch "WIFI." Turn on WIFI. | | | | factory state. Touch "Settings" on the home |
| 2) Make sure the iPad is not on Airplane mode. If | | | | screen. Touch "General." Touch "Reset." Your iPad |
| it is, touch "Settings" on the home screen and | | | | will ask you to confirm your system reset. |
| then turn off Airplane Mode. | | | | 8) Reboot and power cycle devices. Reset your |
| 3) Check the connection. Make sure your iPad is | | | | hardware by performing the following tasks in |
| connected to a WIFI network. Touch "Settings" | | | | order: restart your iPad, reboot your iPad's |
| on the home screen. If the WIFI setting shows as | | | | hardware, power cycle the wireless access point, |
| Not Connected. Touch "WIFI" and then choose | | | | and power cycle the broadband modem. |
| your network. | | | | 9) Make sure your wireless router is receiving |
| 4) Look for interference and check the range of | | | | data from your Internet Service Providers (ISP). |
| your device. Your iPad might be too far from the | | | | You can connect an Ethernet (i.e. CAT 5 cable) |
| wireless router, or there might something blocking | | | | from your router or internet modem directly to |
| (like a thick wall or microwave) the pathway of | | | | your laptop or desktop. If you are not able to |
| your wireless signal. | | | | connect to the internet this way, the problem is |
| 5) Renew the DHCP lease. Your iPad is assigned a | | | | your connection to the ISP, not the wireless |
| Dynamic Host Manage Protocol (DHCP) lease | | | | network. If it's an ISP issue, first turn off your |
| when you connect to any WIFI network. Renew | | | | internet modem and then your wireless router for |
| the DHCP lease if your system is not connecting. | | | | a few minutes. Then plug them back in. |
| Touch "Settings." Touch "WIFI." Touch the blue | | | | Sometimes you have to reset the connection to |
| "More Info" icon. Touch "DHCP" tab and then | | | | your ISP and turning off your modem does this. |
| Touch "Renew Lease." | | | | If you still can't get a signal, then call your ISP. |
| 6) Disconnect/Reconnect to your Network. Touch | | | | |