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Connecting Windows Computer to the Network (for students)
Connecting to the College of Wooster
- Navigate to your Wi-Fi settings and connect to the Start Here wireless network.
- Open a web browser. If you are not sent here automatically, navigate to onboard.wooster.edu.
- Select the first option, “I am a member of the college community (student, faculty, staff, alumnus, or trustee) and would like to connect to the Internet.”
![Browser for Windows PC to onboard as a student](https://inside.wooster.edu/technology/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/07/onboard-i-am-a-member-windows-1024x566.png)
- When prompted, enter your Wooster credentials (without the @wooster.edu) and click Log In.
![Logging in with college credentials](https://inside.wooster.edu/technology/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/07/Wooster-credentials-for-Windows-1-1024x436.png)
- Click the Start Quick Connect link to download the network profile.
(If the QuickConnect app does not launch automatically, you will need to run it from downloads).
![Start QuickConnect](https://inside.wooster.edu/technology/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/07/Windows-start-QuickConnect.png)
- Once the QuickConnect onboard window launches, click Next.
![QuickConnect Onboard Wizard](https://inside.wooster.edu/technology/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/07/Next-for-QuickConnect.png)
- You will be given a series of 4 Security Warnings. Select “Yes” for each.
![Security Warning](https://inside.wooster.edu/technology/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/07/Yes-4-times.png)
- Once the ‘Configure’ stage completes, simply click the X in the top right to close the application. Do not click connect.
![](https://inside.wooster.edu/technology/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/07/Closing-QuickConnect-with-x-1.png)
Forget Start Here
Once the wizard is complete, find your wireless networks in the Settings app. Forget the Start Here network and connect to The College of Wooster.
![Forget Start Here](https://inside.wooster.edu/technology/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/07/Forget-Start-Here.png)
![Connect to The College of Wooster](https://inside.wooster.edu/technology/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/07/Connect-to-the-College-of-Wooster.png)