Brand new macbook loses wirelessconnection when have connection only 1 bar.

I just bought my macbook yesterday.It connects to my wireless but i have to type in the wep password everytime and if i put it in sleep mode it won't reconnect. Only connects again once it's shut down. Also, when it is connected it's not strong only one bar is highlighted black.Kind of irritating that i have to enter a password every time and can't put it into sleep mode without losing my connection.Shouldn't it automatically be recognized?My home pc is working fine and so is our other laptop; only the macbook is having this issue.I've never used a mac before so im VERY new to all this.i noticed alot of people posted with similar problems, if anyone has a way to help me keep my internet connection on and strong please help!

I just bought my macbook yesterday.It connects to my wireless but i have to type in the wep password everytime and if i put it in sleep mode it won't reconnect. Only connects again once it's shut down. Also, when it is connected it's not strong only one bar is highlighted black.Kind of irritating that i have to enter a password every time and can't put it into sleep mode without losing my connection.Shouldn't it automatically be recognized?My home pc is working fine and so is our other laptop; only the macbook is having this issue.I've never used a mac before so im VERY new to all this.i noticed alot of people posted with similar problems, if anyone has a way to help me keep my internet connection on and strong please help!

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