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Unless you have an iPad with a cellular antenna (more on that a bit later in this chapter), the only way to get your iPad online is to connect to a nearby Wi-Fi network. Connecting to Wi-Fi is one of the iPad’s setup steps, so you might already be good to go. However, if you have multiple Wi-Fi networks or if you take your tablet to a different Wi-Fi location, then you need to know how to connect to another network.

You begin by displaying the list of available Wi-Fi networks using either of the following techniques:

 Open your iPad’s Control Center; then long press inside the section that includes the Wi-Fi icon. This expands the section, and you then long press the Wi-Fi icon.

 Open Settings and tap Wi-Fi.

Either way, iPadOS displays a list of available Wi-Fi networks, as shown in Figure 2.1. This list shows you the network name, a lock icon if the network requires a password, and the network’s signal strength (the more bars there are, the stronger the signal).

2.1 The first step for making a Wi-Fi connection is to see which networks are available.

Here are the steps to follow to connect to a Wi-Fi network:

1 In the list of Wi-Fi networks, tap the network you want to join. iPadOS prompts you to enter the network’s password (if it requires one, as almost all networks do).

2 Type the password. Note that iPadOS will remember the password, which enables your iPad to join the same network automatically in the future (unless the password changes).

3 Tap Join. iPadOS connects to the network. You now see the Wi-Fi icon in your iPad’s status bar, which shows you the network’s signal strength.

4 (Optional) For a commercial Wi-Fi network — such as one you might access in a hotel or airport — enter your credit card data when prompted (which might not occur until you attempt to access a website or check your email).