[Windows 11/10] Connect to a wired network (Ethernet network)

Some laptop models may not have a network port (RJ-45 connector) due to the thin and light design, so you need a USB Ethernet cable (USB to Ethernet adapter) to access the Internet with the wired network. This article describes how to use User name/Password your Internet service provider (ISP) gave you to access the Internet.

 

Please go to the corresponding instruction based on the current Windows operating system on your computer:

 

Windows 11 operating system

  1. Right-click the [Network] icon on the taskbar①, then select [Network and Internet settings]②.      
    The icon that appears depends on your current connection state. (: No internet connection, : Internet access with Wi-Fi network, : Internet access with Ethernet network)      
  2. Select [Dial-up]③.      
  3. Select [Set up a new connection]④.      
  4. Choose [Connect to the Internet]⑤, then select [Next]⑥.      
  5. Select [Broadband (PPPoE) ]⑦.      
  6. Type the User name and Password from your Internet service provider (ISP)⑧, then select [Connect]⑨.      
  7. After the connection is successful, Network and Internet settings will display the wired network you set up, and the network icon changes to .      
         

 

 

Windows 10 operating system

  1. Right-click the [Network] icon on the taskbar①, then select [Open Network & Internet settings]②.      
    The icon that appears depends on your current connection state. (: No internet connection, : Internet access with Wi-Fi network, : Internet access with Ethernet network)      
         
    If you don’t see one of the network icons shown in above image, please select the Up arrow to see if it appears there.      
  2. Select [Network and Sharing Center]③.      
  3. Select [Set up a new connection or network]④.      
  4. Choose [Connect to the Internet]⑤, then select [Next]⑥.      
  5. Select [Broadband (PPPoE) ]⑦.      
  6. Type the User name and Password from your Internet service provider (ISP)⑧, then select [Connect]⑨.      
  7. After the connection is successful, Network and Sharing Center will display the wired network you set up, and the network icon changes to .