If you opened
Network Connections page, you will notice that
the Wireless Network Connection is disabled by default.
Even if you have tried to right click it and
Enable, it will remain disabled.
( To open the Network
Connections page, click on Start >
Network, click on the Network
and Sharing Center button, then under
Tasks, click on
Manage Network
Connections )

To enable Wireless Networking in
Windows Server 2008, you have to install the
Wireless LAN Service Feature
- Open Server Manager,
Click on Start > Server
Manager , or Start >
Administrative Tools >
Server Manager

- From the left side pane, click
on Features

- From the Features
page, click on Add Features

- From the list of available
features, scroll down the list and enable the
checkbox beside Wireless LAN Service,
then click Next

- On the Confirm
Installation Selections page, click on
Install

Installation will start

Once installation is completed, click on
Close

- Go back to the Network
Connections page, and you will notice that
the Wireless Network Connection's status has changed from
Disabled to Not Connected
( If it didn't show as Not Connected, then right
click on the Wireless Network Connection and click on
Enable )

- To connect to a Wireless
Network, right click on the Wireless Network
Connection and click on Connect/Disconnect

- The list
of available wireless connection(s) will be
displayed. Choose any and click Connect.
You might be requested to enter the shared key if
any security settings are set on the Wireless
Connection. Or you might need to setup the wireless
connection manually, as some Wireless Networks hides
their SSID.

As you can see, Wireless Networking is enabled now
on my laptop.
