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Advanced Wi-Fi settings
1. From the
Settings
screen, touch
Wi-Fi
➔
Menu
➔
Advanced
.
2. Configure settings:
• Network notification
: See a notification of nearby Wi-Fi
networks when you launch a high data-usage application.
• Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep
: Specify when to switch from
Wi-Fi to mobile data for data communications, when the phone
goes to sleep (when the backlight goes out). This setting can
affect your data usage, and the behavior of devices you
connect to the phone, such as when tethering or using Mobile
Hotspot.
• Check for Internet service
: Check whether Wi-Fi Internet
service is available when connected to a W-Fi hotspot.
•MAC address
: (Not configurable.) View the phone’s MAC
address, needed for connecting to some secured networks
(only shows when Wi-Fi is active).
•IP address
:
(Not configurable.) View the phone’s IP address
(only shows when connected to a Wi-Fi network).
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other directly
through Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and
without having to set up the connection. For example, some
printers support Wi-Fi Direct, and you could print from the
phone using Wi-Fi Direct.
Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off
1. From the Home screen, touch
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
Wi-Fi
. The
Wi-Fi
options screen appears.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi Direct
.The
Wi-Fi Direct
screen appears, and
the phone scans for available Wi-Fi Direct devices and
lists them under
Available devices
.
3. To end
Wi-Fi Direct
, touch .
For information on connecting the phone to other
Wi-Fi Direct devices, see “Establishing Wi-Fi Direct
Connections” on page 113.