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:

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