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I usually see this when the device isn't authentication properly. It will even look like it connects, but really isn't. Can you confirm that your passphase is entered correctly and that you are using the matching type of authentication set up on the router?
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I usually see this when the device isn't authentication properly. It will even look like it connects, but really isn't. Can you confirm that your passphase is entered correctly and that you are using the matching type of authentication set up on the router?

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Yes, I am putting in the correct passphrase and it looks like the authentication is fine. &nbsp;If I put in a static address on the computer it works fine.
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Yes, I am putting in the correct passphrase and it looks like the authentication is fine.  If I put in a static address on the computer it works fine.

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How about when you are in close vicinity of the router?
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How about when you are in close vicinity of the router?

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Even in close proximity I still have to put in a static address.
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Even in close proximity I still have to put in a static address.

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Is DHCP enabled on the router?
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No, DHCP is given from an sbs server.
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In our network we can pick up the wireless signal, but for some reason lately you have to put in a static address to be able to actually connect. &nbsp;The wireless router is a netgear router.
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In our network we can pick up the wireless signal, but for some reason lately you have to put in a static address to be able to actually connect.  The wireless router is a netgear router.

Wireless pickup but no internet

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

Wireless networking is anything related to the transfer of data between two (or more) devices without the use of a physical connection, ranging from getting advice on a new Bluetooth headset to configuring sophisticated enterprise level networks.