All efforts are made to ensure these instructions and resolutions will work on personal devices, however, all devices are different, success may vary.

WRDSB Laptops will connect automatically when you login. If you experience issues, connect to the wired network first and reboot the laptop, then try again

Connect to Wi-Fi

  1. Select the Wi-Fi icon in the taskbar
  2. Connect to the WRDSB Staff and Students network

    Connect to a Wi-Fi network in Windows

  3. Enter your WRDSB Username and Password
    • Students: WRDSB Username is the first part of your email before “@wrdsb.ca” (e.g., smithj1234)
    • Staff: WRDSB Username is your PAL Username
  4. Click Connect when asked if you want to Continue connecting?
  5. Select the checkbox next to Connect automatically, then click Connect 

Your device will now connect to the WRDSB Staff and Students network

It will take 30-45 seconds for your user information to be validated. Some websites or resources may not load until this is complete (e.g., YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)