How to enable wireless (Wi-Fi/WLAN) on Windows Server 2019/2022/2025?
Enabling wireless (Wi-Fi/WLAN) on Windows Server 2019, 2022 or 2025 is possible, although Windows Server editions are configured by default for use in a server environment and therefore WLAN functionality is not always enabled. Here are the steps to enable WLAN on a Windows Server:
Enabling and configuring WLAN on Windows Server 2019, 2022 or 2025 can also be done entirely via PowerShell. Here are the steps:
1. Install WLAN feature
First, the Wireless LAN Service feature must be installed.
Install-WindowsFeature -Name Wireless-Networking
2. Start WLAN service
After installing the feature, the WLAN AutoConfig service must be started.
Start-Service -Name WlanSvc
To ensure that the service starts automatically on every reboot, you can set the startup type to Automatic:
Set-Service -Name WlanSvc -StartupType Automatic
3. Connect to a WiFi network
Now you can connect to a WiFi network. First, you should get a list of available WiFi networks:
netsh wlan show networks
To connect to a specific WiFi network, use the following command, where SSID_Name is the name of the WiFi network and Your_WiFi_Password is the password:
If the network is already configured (i.e., you have connected to it before), you can connect to it simply by specifying the name:
netsh wlan connect name="SSID_Name"
4. View and manage network profiles
To view all saved WiFi profiles:
netsh wlan show profiles
To view a specific profile delete:
netsh wlan delete profile name="SSID_Name"
These steps allow you to fully enable and configure WLAN on a Windows Server 2019, 2022 or 2025 via PowerShell.
2.) Install WLAN feature via roles and features!
Windows Server editions have WLAN functionality disabled by default. To enable this, the Wireless LAN Service feature must be installed.
1. Here's how:
1. Open Server Manager
- Start Server Manager from the Start menu.
2. Add role and features
- Click on Manage and select Add roles and features.
3. Select installation type
- Select Install roles or features.
4. Select target server
- Select the server on which you want to install the WLAN feature.
5. Select features
- Navigate to the Features section.
- Scroll down and check Wireless LAN Service.
6. Complete installation
- Click Next and then Install.
- After the installation is complete, you may need to restart the server.
2. Start WLAN services
After installing the WLAN feature, the associated service must be started.
Here's how:
1. Open Services Control
- Press Win + R, type services.msc and press Enter.
2. Find WLAN AutoConfig service
- Find the WLAN AutoConfig (or WLAN Configuration Service) service.
3. Start service
- Right-click the service and select Start.
- Make sure the Startup type is set to Automatic so that the service starts automatically every time the server is restarted.
3. Connect to a Wi-Fi network
1. Open Network Connections
- Click the network icon in the taskbar or open the Network and Sharing Center from the Control Panel.
2. Select Wi-Fi network
- Select the desired Wi-Fi network and click Connect.
3. Enter password
- Enter the Wi-Fi password and confirm the connection.
4. Check any firewall or policy configurations
Depending on the configuration of the firewall or other network security policies, exceptions may need to be added to allow Wi-Fi usage.
These steps should help you enable and configure Wi-Fi on Windows Server 2019, 2022 or 2025.
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