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Increasing Wi-Fi Signal Strength, Wi-Fi Settings, Settings, Wi-Fi, Advanced, Network notification

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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 Add a Wi-Fi Sleep Policy 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Tap , then tap Settings > Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep. 4 Select an option. 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. WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup™) is a wireless networking standard that helps you to establish secure wireless network connections. WPS makes it easy for you to set up WiFi Protected Access® (WPA) encryption to secure your network. You can also add new devices to an existing network without entering long passwords. Use one of these methods to enable WPS: 46 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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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 Add a Wi-Fi Sleep Policy
1
From the
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
.
3
Tap
, then tap
Settings
>
Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep
.
4
Select an option.
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.
WPS
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup™) is a wireless networking standard that helps you to
establish secure wireless network connections. WPS makes it easy for you to set up Wi-
Fi Protected Access® (WPA) encryption to secure your network. You can also add new
devices to an existing network without entering long passwords.
Use one of these methods to enable WPS:
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This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.