Samsung S5 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Web and Data 81
Web and Data
Thefollowingtopicsaddressyourphone’sdataconnectionsandthebuilt-inWebbrowser.
Additionaldata-relatedfeaturescanbefoundinAccountsandMessaging,Applicationsand
Entertainment,andToolsandCalendar.
Yourphone’sdatacapabilitiesletyouwirelesslyaccesstheInternetoryourcorporatenetwork
throughavarietyofconnections,including:
Wi-Fi
Wi-FiprovideswirelessInternetaccessoverdistancesofupto300feet.Touseyourphone’sWi-Fi,
youneedaccesstoawirelessaccesspointor“hotspot”.
TheavailabilityandrangeoftheWi-Fisignaldependsonanumberoffactors,including
infrastructureandotherobjectsthroughwhichthesignalpasses.
Turn Wi-Fi On or Off
WhenWi-Fiisturnedon,yourdevicewillnotifyyouofavailableWi-Finetworks,andyoucanconnect
totheWi-Finetworks.TurnWi-Fioffwhennotinuse,toconservebatterypower.
1.
Fromhome,tap Apps> Settings.
2.
Tap Wi-Fi,andthentaptheON/OFFswitchbesideWi-FitoturnWi-Fionoroff.
Note:YoucanalsoturnWi-FionorofffromtheNotificationpanel.Dragdownfromthetopofthe
screen,andthentapWi-Fi.
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).
TurnWi-FiOn
1.
Fromhome,tap Apps> Settings> Wi-Fi.
2. TaptheON/OFFswitchtoturnWi-Fion.
Note:Wi-Finetworksareself-discoverable,whichmeansnoadditionalstepsarerequiredforyour
phonetoconnecttoaWi-Finetwork.Itmaybenecessarytoprovideausernameandpasswordfor
certainclosedwirelessnetworks.