Sony Ericsson Xperia tipo dual User Guide - Page 68
Advanced Wi-Fi® settings, Wi-Fi® network status, Wi-Fi® sleep policy
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Advanced Wi-Fi® settings Before you add a Wi-Fi® network manually, you need to turn on the Wi-Fi® setting in your phone. Wi-Fi® network status When you are connected to a Wi-Fi® network or when there are Wi-Fi® networks available in your vicinity, it is possible to see the status of these Wi-Fi® networks. You can also enable the phone to notify you whenever an open Wi-Fi® network is detected. To enable Wi-Fi® network notifications 1 Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 4 Press . 5 Tap Advanced. 6 Mark the Network notification checkbox. To add a Wi-Fi® network manually 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap Add network. 4 Enter the Network SSID for the network. 5 Tap the Security field to select a security type. 6 If required, enter a password. 7 Tap Save. Contact your Wi-Fi® network administrator to get the Network SSID name and password. To view detailed information about a connected Wi-Fi® network 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap the Wi-Fi® network that you are currently connected to. Detailed network information is displayed. Wi-Fi® sleep policy By adding a Wi-Fi® sleep policy, you can specify when to switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data. If you are not connected to a Wi-Fi® network, the phone uses mobile data connection to access the Internet (if you have set up and enabled a mobile data connection in your phone). To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Press . 4 Tap Advanced. 5 Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep. 6 Select an option. Sharing your phone's mobile data connection You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer using a USB cable. This process is called USB tethering. You can also share your phone's data connection with up to eight devices at once, by turning your phone into a portable WiFi® hotspot. When your phone is sharing its data connection, the following icons may appear in the status bar or in the Notification panel: USB tethering is active 68 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.