Use a network cable for a steadier connection
When Wi-Fi is not enough, plug in.
A cable is faster and steadier than Wi-Fi. It helps with video calls, large files and anything that must not drop.
- Plug one end of a network cable into your computer, or into its dock or adapter, and the other into a wall port or the network switch.
- Wait a few seconds. Windows shows a network icon that looks like a small computer.
- You can leave Wi-Fi on. Windows prefers the wired connection.
Good to know
Many thin laptops have no network port. A USB network adapter or a dock adds one. Ask us what fits.
Careful
Do not plug a cable into a port you do not recognize, and never connect two ports on the same switch to each other.