Turn wi-fi on and connect to a wireless network, Activating wi-fi – Samsung SPH-D710AAABST User Manual

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Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless
Network

By default, your phone’s Wi-Fi feature is turned off.
Turning Wi-Fi on makes your phone able to discover
and connect to compatible in-range Wi-Fi networks (or
WAPs - wireless access points).

Activating Wi-Fi

1.

Press

and tap

>

Settings.

2.

Tap the Wi-Fi OFF/ON slider

to turn on

Wi-Fi.

3.

Tap

Wi-Fi

again to access Wi-Fi networks.

When you select an open network, you are
automatically connected to the network.

When you select a secured network, the wireless
password is required to connect to the network.
Enter the password and tap

Connect

.

To manually add a new network connection:

1.

Tap

Add Wi-Fi network

.

2.

Enter the Network SSID. This is the name of your
Wi-Fi network.

3.

Tap the

Security

field and select a security option.

This must match the current security setting on
your target network.

4.

Tap

Save

to store the new information and connect

to the Wi-Fi network.

To manually scan for a Wi-Fi network:

1.

Press

and tap

>

Settings > Wi-Fi

.

2.

Tap

Scan

.

Tip:

You can use the show password option to display the
password as you enter it.

ON

Note:

The next time the phone connects to a previously
accessed or secured wireless network, you are not
prompted to enter the wireless password again, unless
the phone is reset back to its factory default settings.

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