manage wifi connections

The best and easiest way to work with wireless networks in Windows is to use the NSM WiFi Management which is integrated in NetSetMan.

WiFi profiles can be created, edited, rearanged, deleted, exported, and imported. The Authentication and Encryption settings (WPA2, WPA, WEP, Shared, Open) as well as visibility, connection and ad-hoc settings can be freely adjusted.

WiFi networks that are in range can be analysed (MAC address, channel, RSSI, signal quality, etc.) and connected to.

Manage wifi connections Your Wi-Fi Networks Using Windows 7

ByAustinLast Updated on July 22, 2019

This guide will show you the ropes for managing wireless networks with the new changes in Windows 7.

With Windows 7, Microsoft vastly upgraded how Wireless networks are handled.  If you consider the tremendous growth of wireless over the last five years, it’s easy to understand why this upgrade was a shoo-in.  This groovy guide will show you the ropes for managing wireless networks with the new changes in Windows 7.

How To Manage Wireless Networks In Windows 7

If you have a wireless network card installed, an icon will display in the windows system tray.  You can Click this icon to view available networks and quickly access the Network and Sharing Center.

manage networks from the windows 7 system tray

From the network and sharing center, the first stop is the wireless network management screen.  To get there Click Manage wireless networks from the left sidebar.

Alternatively, you can access this from the Start menu by Typing manage wireless into the search box and Clicking the Manage wireless networks control panel link.

manage wireless networks control panel or to  manage Wi-Fi connections start menu shortcut

Now we’re on the screen we want to be, the control panel section titled Manage Wireless Networks.  Listed will be all of the wireless networks that Windows 7 has connected to and saved the connection data for.  From here you can do quite a few different things. Just to list a few:

Adjust network priority by moving networks up or down on the list

Adjust adapter properties

Add new networks

Remove existing networks

Adjust profile types

If you have multiple users on your computer and security is an issue, the first thing you’ll want to do is Click Profile types and adjust the settings in there.

adjust wireless network settings

If security isn’t a problem the best option to choose would be “Use all-user profiles only (recommended)” – it depends on what network you are connecting to and the circumstances. But if you want to keep other users on your computer from accessing the same networks, then set the profile type to “Use all-user and per-user profiles.”