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1. Click on the WiFi icon that sits in the right end of the Taskbar
   
2. Find your network in the list and make sure you are connected. If you are connected, your network name will be displayed above the status of Connected.
   
3. If your situation does not match up to this guide so far, you may right-click on the same WiFi icon and choose Troubleshoot problems.
4. If that does not fix your issue, you can try disabling your WiFi adapter and re-enabling it. This is equivalent to restarting your computer but localized to the WiFi hardware.
   1. Again right-click on the WiFi icon and choose Open network & Internet settings.
   2. Under Advanced network settings, click on Change adapter options.
   3. Right-click on the appropriate network adapter; it will likely have "WiFi" in its name.
      
      
      1. You may try the Diagnose option before restarting the adapter.
   4. Chose Disable and wait for the computer to process the change.
   5. Next, right-click and choose Enable to turn the adapter back on. 
   6. If you were unable to follow any of these steps within Step 4, you may also restart your device to have a similar result.
5. If above steps did not solve your issue, you can check that your device has been properly assigned a network address.
   1. In the same menu that was used in Step 4, right click on the WiFi adapter and chose Properties
   2. In the popup window, double-click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to open the properties.
      
   3. Make sure that both automatic options are chosen. This allows your network's router to assign your device an IP address in order to send/receive data. Note: the non-automatic choice to is used to connect directly to specific devices over the network without the help of a router.
      
   4. Click Okay and then Okay again to close the popup windows. The network adapter will automatically restart in order to apply your settings.

If you're still having issues, please visit techsupport.uconn.edu to participate in a live chat or to open a ticket (email correspondence) and let them know that you have followed this guide to expedite your experience.