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Tethering with Xperia Link™‎, Increasing Wi-Fi Signal Strength, Wi-Fi Settings

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To Add a Wi-Fi Network Manually 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap > Add network. 4 Enter the Network name (SSID) information. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. 6 If required, enter a password. 7 To edit advanced options, such as proxy and IP settings, tap Advanced options and then edit the options as desired. 8 Tap Save. Contact your Wi-Fi network administrator to get the network SSID and password. Increasing Wi-Fi Signal Strength There are a number of things you can do to improve Wi-Fi reception: • Move your device closer to the Wi-Fi access point. • Move the Wi-Fi access point away from any potential obstructions or interference. • Don't cover the Wi-Fi antenna area of your device (the highlighted area in the illustration). Wi-Fi Settings When you are connected to a Wi-Fi network or when there are Wi-Fi networks available in your vicinity, you can view the status of these networks. You can also enable your device to notify you whenever an open Wi-Fi network is detected. To Enable Wi-Fi Network Notifications 1 Turn on Wi-Fi if it isn't on already. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 4 Tap > Advanced. 5 Drag the slider beside Network notification to the right. To View Detailed Information About a Connected Wi-Fi Network 1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap the Wi-Fi network you are currently connected to. Detailed network information is displayed. To Find the MAC Address for Your Device 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap . The MAC address is displayed in the list. Tethering with Xperia Link™ If you have an Xperia™ device, you can share your internet connection with another Xperia™ device. This way, your device can connect to the internet without having to use its own connection. This feature is useful when you are out and about and your device doesn't have or support a cellular or Wi-Fi connection on your tablet. Before you use 41 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To Add a Wi-Fi Network Manually
1
From your Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
.
3
Tap
>
Add network
.
4
Enter the
Network name (SSID)
information.
5
To select a security type, tap the
Security
field.
6
If required, enter a password.
7
To edit advanced options, such as proxy and IP settings, tap
Advanced options
and then edit the options as desired.
8
Tap
Save
.
Contact your Wi-Fi network administrator to get the network SSID and password.
Increasing Wi-Fi Signal Strength
There are a number of things you can do to improve Wi-Fi reception:
•
Move your device closer to the Wi-Fi access point.
•
Move the Wi-Fi access point away from any potential obstructions or interference.
•
Don’t cover the Wi-Fi antenna area of your device (the highlighted area in the illustration).
Wi-Fi Settings
When you are connected to a Wi-Fi network or when there are Wi-Fi networks available
in your vicinity, you can view the status of these networks. You can also enable your
device to notify you whenever an open Wi-Fi network is detected.
To Enable Wi-Fi Network Notifications
1
Turn on Wi-Fi if it isn’t on already.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
.
4
Tap
>
Advanced
.
5
Drag the slider beside
Network notification
to the right.
To View Detailed Information About a Connected Wi-Fi Network
1
From the Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
.
3
Tap the Wi-Fi network you are currently connected to. Detailed network
information is displayed.
To Find the MAC Address for Your Device
1
From the
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
.
3
Tap
. The
MAC address
is displayed in the list.
Tethering with Xperia Link™
If you have an Xperia™ device, you can share your internet connection with another
Xperia™ device. This way, your device can connect to the internet without having to use
its own connection. This feature is useful when you are out and about and your device
doesn’t have or support a cellular or Wi-Fi connection on your tablet. Before you use
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This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.