Tablet computers are becoming increasingly popular today as a means of surfing the web. Users use them to visit social networks, watch online videos, listen to music, communicate via chats and Skype. There are several ways to connect these devices to the World Wide Web: via Wi-Fi, using a 3G module or external 3G modems, using a cable via a computer, etc. Perhaps the most common of them is connecting via Wi-Fi. But from time to time, some device owners encounter a certain problem in their work: the tablet is connected to wifi, but does not access the Internet.

What does it mean? The tablet connects to wireless Wi-Fi, the connection status looks like “Connected”, there is an excellent signal, but there is no way to access the Internet. That is, browsers do not open sites, programs and applications that require global access do not work. Of course, there are ways to solve this problem that users should be aware of.

Internet distribution by router

Ways to solve connection problems

Setting up a Wi-Fi router

Since most of the tablet devices used by users are based on the Android operating system, we will talk about solving Internet problems with this kind of gadgets.

A problem that tablet computer users encounter when working with Wi-Fi is the appearance of the message “Obtaining an IP address.” The operation of the device stops at this point, and things do not go further. In fact, there are several ways to solve this problem, one of which will certainly help owners of tablet devices.

1. Changing the Wi-Fi name to a name in English (there is an opinion that tablets do not connect to networks that have Russian letters in their names)
2. Reboot the modem (this trivial way to solve the problem is often the most effective)
3. Change the data encryption type (in the same place where the user specified the password and network name, you need to change the protection type to some other value).

Changing the encryption type

For all changes to take effect, the router must be rebooted.

Preparing your tablet computer

In general, when setting up a wireless network, these same settings are automatically received, but sometimes this is not suitable for correct Internet access. In this case, you must manually enter the IP address, gateway and DNS. To do this, you need to perform the following steps.

First, you need to enter the device settings. For tablets with different versions of the Android OS, the entry into the settings may differ, but not so significantly that the user could get confused. Since the device is already connected to a wireless LAN, Wi-Fi will be automatically turned on. To enter the IP address, DNS and gateway, there must be no Wi-Fi connection, so you must disconnect from the access point. Next, you need to enter all the necessary data, and then reconnect to the network. To do this, the user again selects his Wi-Fi, a dialog box opens with the parameters of this network, where you can see data about its security, signal strength and communication speed, as well as a field in which the Wi-Fi password is entered.

1. The user enters the Wi-Fi password (it is the key that was registered in the settings of the modem or router during Wi-Fi installations)
2. It is necessary to check the box in front of the word “Advanced” if it is not there, since this is necessary to open additional network settings (the user needs “Proxy server settings” and “IP settings, DHCP”)
3. Next you need to select “DHCP”
4. After this, another tab will appear, select “Custom” on it.

Network setup diagram

It is important to know that if the user has an open network without a password, then at the first step there will be no such input field.

After selecting “Custom” you can see the following picture.

“Advanced” item of the “Custom” menu

Here you need to enter the following data: in the IP address field – 192.168.1.7 or 192.168.0.7. The last digit of the IP address can be anything, in this example it is 7, it does not matter, it is important that it is not 1 or 2. The remaining digits must correspond to those through which the user router to which you need to connect is accessible, i.e. those numbers by which the user enters the settings of his router.

It is important to know that if a user tries to register this information on more than one device, then each of them must have a different last digit of the IP address.

Next you need to enter the following information: gateway – 192.168.1.1, network prefix length – 24. Then DNS1 – 77.88.8.8, DNS2 – 77.88.8.1. It can be done differently: DNS1 – 8.8.8.8, DNS2 – 8.8.4.4. Moreover, if it is important for the user to take care of the security of the device, its stable and fast operation, or maybe he is setting up a tablet for a child, then it is recommended to specify secure Yandex DNS. You don’t need to change anything else, all you have to do is click the “Connect” button.

Network IP addresses

After the router is installed, you need to delete all connections that were created on the computer. Instead, specify the connection parameters in the router settings. Traditionally, all this is done on the WAN contribution.

WAN setup

After this, the router will establish a connection to the Internet. Next, you need to delete all connections on the computer, and set automatic IP and DNS in the “Local Area Connection” properties.

It is important to know that this is possible if the computer is connected to the router via cable.

Automatic IP and DNS configuration

After specifying all the parameters in the router settings, a connection to the Internet should be established. At the same time, all devices, and not only mobile ones, must connect to it and access the Internet.

Root rights and system update

Sometimes it is quite likely that the reason for the problem of a tablet device not accessing the Internet when the router and Wi-Fi network are working correctly lies in the fact that the user does not have the superuser rights necessary to interfere with the system. These so-called root rights open up the ability to edit, delete and change system files, and this may well help in solving the problem with the Internet. In this case, he needs to download the necessary program and install it on his device. Next, the program starts and to complete this task, you must select “Root device” in the main menu.

Superuser rights settings window

There may also be a reason that it’s time to update the tablet’s firmware to make it work more successfully and correctly, as well as to gain additional features and functions. To update the firmware to a later version, you must select Settings - About Tablet PC - System update from the menu (this requires Internet access).

OS update

If the system detects updates for the tablet, it will notify you and offer to install them. Probably, with an updated firmware version, the tablet will independently cope with the problem of the Internet not working.

Setting up a network connection via Wi-Fi

The vast majority of the inhabitants of our planet simply cannot imagine their lives without the Internet. It has become indispensable not only at work during online interviews, conferences, webinars, but also in everyday life. We download movies from the Internet, listen to our favorite music, read new books, many have already appreciated the convenience and delights of online shopping.

In everyday Internet surfing, tablets help us out very much. Small-sized and functional gadgets are easy to use. We should pay tribute to the Wi-Fi router, which allows you to use high-speed Internet at a distance (and not via cable, as was the case just a few years ago). It is Wi-Fi routers that we will talk about today, and we will find out how you can easily and quickly connect yours.

How to connect your tablet to your home network

Nowadays, the Internet is available in almost every home, and this is understandable - with its help you can, without leaving home, communicate with relatives or friends, do household chores while listening to the music of your favorite radio station, replace a trip to the cinema with watching a new movie or your favorite TV series in a warm cozy bed.

Using popular search engines, you can track the latest in the fashion world, buy necessary things, visit sites about fishing and cars. Truly, the Internet is not just the best, but the greatest invention of the century.

Before you start connecting your tablet to your home Internet, you need to purchase a Wi-Fi router. After you have connected your home network to the router and entered a unique password (the password must consist exclusively of Latin letters and numbers), you can begin connecting to the Internet.

Step-by-step setup of Wi-Fi on a tablet

1. Find “Settings” on the tablet and go to the menu;
2. We look for the “Wireless networks” item, in which, accordingly, select “Wi-Fi”;
3. We activate Wi-Fi with the “turn on” button (ON). After this, the tablet should begin searching for all available Internet connection networks;
4. From the list of detected networks, select the one through which we will connect Wi-Fi;
5. Enter the password if wireless access is protected;
6. After completing these steps, Internet access should be activated.

Sometimes it happens that Wi-Fi “does not want” to connect automatically. In this case, you must activate it manually. To do this, we recommend following these steps.

Connecting to Wi-Fi manually

1. On the tablet, look for “Settings”, go to “Wireless Networks” and open “Wi-Fi”;
2. Select the item “Connect manually”;
3. Enter the name of the desired network;
4. If the network is hidden, select “hidden SSID”;
5. Select the security type;
6. Let's connect.

How to connect to Wi-Fi in public places

You can access the Internet from your tablet almost anywhere. Wi-Fi has become incredibly popular. It is available in cafes, restaurants, boutiques and train stations, universities and other public places. Interestingly, from the very beginning only employees of large foreign companies could use it. Very little time passed before all its advantages became available to absolutely everyone.

Almost everywhere there are already special Wi-Fi zones, thanks to which you can visit your favorite sites while sitting on a bench in a city park. All self-respecting establishments have acquired their own Internet, which they are happy to share with their visitors. In order to connect to any public Wi-Fi, you need to do almost everything the same as in the case of a home connection we considered.

In short, if you follow all the steps described above, you will very soon be able to appreciate the benefits of a mobile gadget with access to the global World Wide Web.

Thanks to its unique properties and wide capabilities, the tablet has become extremely popular among users in all countries of the world. In addition, thanks to wireless networks, accessing the Internet and exchanging data has become even easier. However, not everyone knows and understands how to set up WiFi on an Android tablet.

This is a pressing question, since not everyone is familiar with this operating system. Moreover, even if you have been using a similar device with Android for several years now, it is unlikely that you have ever had to manually configure such connections, or even go very deep into the features of this platform.

But sometimes there are cases when this is simply necessary. If the connection is hidden in the access point configuration, it is simply impossible to set up a WiFi connection automatically on an Android tablet.

How to set up Wi-Fi on a tablet: Video

How to connect Android to a wireless network

Before moving on to manual settings, you should figure out how to connect to a wireless access point on your tablet. To do this, swipe your finger from the top edge of the screen to the bottom. In the menu that appears on the toolbar, find the button indicated by the Wi-Fi icon.

Click on it. This will enable the adapter. The system will automatically start searching for available connections. All you have to do is select the desired access point and connect to it. If it is password protected, enter it.

This completes the automatic setup of a Wi-Fi connection on a tablet running Android OS. As you can see, everything is extremely simple. However, this option is not always available. Sometimes it is necessary to enter network settings manually.

How to turn on Wi-Fi on an Android tablet: Video

How to manually set up a wireless connection on Android

So we come to the main question of how to set up a Wi-Fi network on an Android tablet. To do this, you first need to turn on the wireless module. However, the option described above does not suit us. In this case, you need to enter the connection settings. To do this, first go to the device menu and find the “Settings” shortcut, which usually looks like a gear.

In the parameters, usually the first item is WiFi. That is, here you can turn it on and off. In addition, you can enter the WiFi settings. On some versions of Android, you'll see "Wireless & Networks" in the settings. Enter this section and open “WiFi Settings”.

Here we turn on the adapter, after which we enter the WiFi section and see the list of available connections. If the connection is hidden in the access point parameters, then you should click the “Add network” button, which is located at the very bottom of the list.

In the window that appears, first of all you will need to enter the name of the router, which is specified in the access point configuration. The next point is the type of security. It must also match the data specified in the router parameters. After you select the type of data encryption, a line will appear below where you must enter the key.

To manually specify an IP address, Gateway and DNS server, you need to check the box in the “Show additional parameters” line, and a little lower in the “IP Settings” item, instead of DHCP, set “Static”.

After this, additional opportunities will open up. Enter all the required data and click the “Connect” button. If you need to change the parameters of an existing connection that is in the list, then press and hold on the required name with your finger until a sign with options for further actions appears. Here you need to select “Change network configuration”.

Since the name is already known, all you have to do is enter the security key (if required) and then follow the steps indicated above - check the “Advanced parameters” line, indicate “Static IP” and fill in all the lines. After that, click “Connect” or “Save” (depending on the device model and operating system version). Now you know how to set up a WiFi connection on an Android tablet manually.

How to set up Wi-Fi on Android: Video

Some people buy a tablet to play games, while others are interested in using it as a device for accessing the Internet, including for communicating on social networks. Therefore, every tablet can be connected to the Internet. Today we will talk about how to connect your tablet to the World Wide Web using a Wi-Fi router.

First, you must make sure that the so-called “Airplane Mode” is not enabled, which turns off all communications. To do this, lower the curtain and look for the airplane icon. As you can see, we have “Airplane mode” disabled.

Now go to the device settings. At the top of the screen there is a Wi-Fi option. Click on it.

On the page that opens at the top of the screen, move the slider so that it changes color. At the same time, you will see a list of available networks on the screen.

Select yours from them and tap once on the specified network. If the network is not “password-protected,” then you can immediately connect to it by clicking on the “Connect” button.

If the network is “password-protected,” you must enter the password in the specified field and click “Connect.”

If the password is correct, then after connecting you will see the corresponding icon at the very top of the screen.

The next time you connect to the same network, you don’t have to enter the password - just lower the curtain and turn on the Wi-Fi connection.

A tablet, like a laptop, cannot be fully used without an Internet connection. Without an Internet connection, you will not be able to download applications, update Android, or use applications that require access to the World Wide Web. Therefore, the first problem that users who buy a tablet face is how to connect Wi-Fi on the tablet. We will tell you how to solve a similar problem using the example of the Samsung Nexus 10 Android tablet.

The first thing you need to do when connecting your tablet to Wi-Fi is to make sure that the so-called “Airplane Mode” is disabled. “Airplane mode” is a mode in which all wireless modules are disabled. Therefore, while Airplane Mode is turned on, you will not be able to.

Once we have checked Airplane Mode, we need to open Android Settings. You can open the settings using the top curtain, which opens by swiping down, or using the icon on the desktop.

In the Android settings we need to find the Wi-Fi section and enable the Wi-Fi wireless module. Most often, the Wi-Fi section is located at the very top of the settings window, and the switch with which you can turn on Wi-Fi is located to the right of the Wi-Fi section.

After you have enabled the Wi-Fi module on your tablet, you need to open the Wi-Fi section. After this, you will see a list of all available Wi-Fi networks. Select the Wi-Fi network you need and click on it.

After this, you will see a pop-up window in which you need to enter the password to connect to Wi-Fi. Enter your password and click on the “Connect” button. If necessary, you can check the box next to the “Show password” function. In this case, the password will be displayed as you enter it and it will be easier for you to type text.

If the password you entered is correct, the tablet will connect to Wi-Fi. This completes the process of connecting Wi-Fi on the tablet, and you can use the Internet.

How to connect a tablet to Wi-Fi with a hidden SSID

It should be noted that Wi-Fi networks with a hidden SSID do not appear in the list of available networks. If you need to connect your tablet to such a Wi-Fi network, then you must press the button with the plus sign.

After this, a pop-up window will open in which you need to enter the name of the desired Wi-Fi network and password.

How to connect Wi-Fi on a tablet using WPS

WPS (or Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a protocol for securely connecting to a Wi-Fi network without using a password. There are two methods of connecting using WPS: connecting using a hardware button on the router and using a client PIN code. Let's consider both of these options.

In order to connect Wi-Fi using the WPS button, you need to open the list of available Wi-Fi networks on the tablet and click on the button in the form of two arrows.

After this, a window will appear asking you to click on a button on the router.

Without closing this window on the tablet, find the WPS button on the router and press it.

After pressing the WPS button, you need to wait about 1 minute for the tablet and router to connect to each other. After this, you will see a message indicating that the connection to the Wi-Fi network has been completed.

Connecting using a client PIN code occurs in a similar way. Open the drop-down menu and select “Login by WPS PIN code”

After this, a window with a PIN code will open.