2.1 – Enabling Wireless Networking

Wireless networking is becoming a more popular way of connecting devices to a network.  Even some desktop PCs have wireless network cards in, so whether you are using a laptop or have a wireless desktop – you need to add wireless support in Windows Server 2016.

1) Open the “Server Manager“, click “Manage” then “Add Roles and Features“:

2) When the wizard pops up, skip the first screen as it simply tells you what it can do:

3) We are choosing the “Role-based” option:

4) We need to select which server to install the wireless service on. There should only be the only server in your list:

5) We are not installing any roles, so leave all boxes untouched and click “Next“:

6) Near the bottom, check the “Wireless LAN Service” and click “Next“:

7) “Wireless LAN Service” should be in the list. Check “Restart the destination server…” and click “Install“:

8) Windows will automatically reboot and configure the settings for you:

9) Now your wireless is enabled and installed, you can connect just as you would on a Windows 10 machine: