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Wi-Fi Support: Windows

Instructions for Connecting to the Wi-Fi

If you still can't connect to the TAFE NSW Wi-Fi after following these instructions, try the More Help for Windows Devices box on this page.

Library staff can also help you to follow the instructions.

 

1. Click on the Network Connection icon in the bottom right-hand corner.

2. Click on Network & Internet settings.

3. Click on Proxy, and check that
Automatically detect settings 
is on.

4. Close window.

5.  Click on the Network Connection icon in the bottom right-hand corner.

6. Click TAFENSW.

7. Type your TAFE NSW email and password​.

For example:

students

firstname.lastname@studytafensw.edu.au

(example john.smith3@studytafensw.edu.au)

staff

firstname.lastname@tafensw.edu.au

(example jane.doe2@tafensw.edu.au)

 

 

8. Click OK.

9.  Click Connect at the Windows Security Alert prompt.

10. If prompted, click Continue connecting.

11. You should now be connected to the TAFENSW Wi-Fi.

12. To test this has worked:

  • open your web browser (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) or search engine (Google/Bing)
  • search for any word

The results of the search should load and display correctly. 

Still not working?

Try the More Help for Windows Devices box on this page. Library staff can also help you to follow the instructions.

Last updated November 2024.

If you still can't connect to the TAFE NSW Wi-Fi after following these instructions, try the More Help for Windows Devices box on this page.

Library staff can also help you to follow the instructions.

 

1.    Click on the Network Connection icon in the bottom right-hand corner.

2.    Click the arrow to Manage Wi-Fi connections.

3.    Select TAFENSW.

4.    Click Connect.

5.    Type your TAFE NSW email and password and then OK.

 

For example:
 

students

 

firstname.lastname@studytafensw.edu.au

(example john.smith3@studytafensw.edu.au)

 

staff

 

firstname.lastname@tafensw.edu.au

(example jane.doe2@tafensw.edu.au)

6.    Click Connect.

 

7. If prompted, click Continue connecting.

8. You should now be connected to the TAFENSW Wi-Fi.

9. To test this has worked:

  • open your web browser (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) or search engine (Google/Bing) 
  • search for any word

The results of the search should load and display correctly. 

Still not working?

Try the More Help for Windows Devices box on this page. Library staff can also help you to follow the instructions.

Last updated November 2024.

More Help for Windows Devices

If you have followed our instructions but still cannot connect to the Wi-Fi, try one or more of these:

Forget the Network

Needed when you have changed your password or when you want to start again from scratch.  

  • From the Start menu, click the cog icon to open the Settings app.
    (For Windows 11, right click the Network connection icon on the taskbar)
  • Click on Network & Internet, then click on Wi-Fi in the left-hand menu.
  • On the right, click on Manage known networks.
  • Click on TAFENSW network, and then click on the Forget button.

           Now try to connect to the network again.

If using Firefox as your browser

On your Windows device, you will need to configure the proxy in the browser.

Search for your version of Firefox on the Internet, to find specific instructions to configure your browser settings. 

Or these instructions may work for some versions of Firefox:

1. Select Firefox tab or Tool icon.

2. Options

3. Advanced

4. Connection - Settings

5. tick Automatically detect settings for this network.

Windows 8

Please note that devices running Windows 8 and earlier are not able to join the TAFE NSW Wi-Fi network.

Still not working? Try our Help and FAQ page.