Wi-Fi and Router Basics
Understand your home internet, connect new devices, fix common Wi-Fi problems and keep your network secure.
Instructor
anthony
Your router is the box that brings the internet into your home. This free course explains Wi-Fi in plain English, shows you where to find your network name and password, how to connect a new phone, TV or speaker, how to fix the most common problems with a simple restart, and how to keep your network safe from strangers.
What you will learn
- What a router does and where the Wi-Fi details are
- Connecting a new device to Wi-Fi
- The simple restart that fixes most problems
- Getting better signal around the home
- Using public Wi-Fi safely
- Keeping your home network secure
Who this course is for
- Anyone whose Wi-Fi drops out
- People setting up a new device
- Families helping a parent with home internet
Every lesson has large, clear steps, a try-it-yourself task and a short quiz, and you earn a certificate when you finish. Lessons work for iPhone, iPad and Android; screens can look slightly different on your device.
Your Home Internet
3 lessons-
Connecting a New Device
-
The Restart That Fixes Most Problems
Better and Safer Wi-Fi
3 lessons-
Getting Better Signal Around the Home
-
Using Public Wi-Fi Safely
-
Keeping Your Home Network Secure
anthony
Enroll in this course to leave a review.
Walter
The restart trick works
Saved me a call to the internet company twice already.
Log in and enroll to join the discussion.