to wireless networks.
• Group Policy
Network administrators can use Group Policy settings in an Active Directory®
directory service environment to centrally configure and deploy wireless network
settings and automatically configure domain member computers.
The following section describes in detail how to connect to a wireless network
using the Connect to a network dialog box in Windows Vista.
The Connect to a network dialog box
You can access the Connect to a network dialog box from many locations in
Windows Vista, including the following:
• By clicking
Start, and then Connect to from the Windows Vista desktop
• From the Manage wireless connections
dialog box
• From the
Connect/Disconnect context menu option of a wireless network
adapter in the Network Connections folder
The following figure shows the
Connect to a network dialog box.
The new Connect to a network dialog box is a redesigned version of the Choose
a wireless network dialog box in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2). This
new dialog also supports virtual private network (VPN) and dial-up connections
(including Connection Manager and Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet [PPPoE]).
In Show, you can select the following:
