Blackberry P'9981 manual Turn on or turn off the prompt that appears for hotspots

User Guide Manage Connections

Turn on or turn off the prompt that appears for hotspots

By default, your BlackBerry smartphone prompts you if you're within range of a saved Wi-Fi network that appears to be a hotspot. If you turn off these prompts, you can turn them on again.

1.On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen or click the Manage Connections icon.

2.Click Wi-Fi Network.

3.Press the key > Options.

•To turn on the prompt that appears for hotspots, select the Prompt me when a saved hotspot is found nearby check box.

•To turn off the prompt that appears for hotspots, clear the Prompt me when a saved hotspot is found nearby check box.

4.Press the key > Save.

Options for saved Wi-Fi networks

Common options

Option	Description
Name	Type a display name for the Wi-Fi network.
SSID	Type the Wi-Fi network name.
Security Type	Set the security type that the Wi-Fi network supports.
Band type	Set the Wi-Fi network type. If you don't know the network type, don't change this field.
SSID broadcasted	Set whether the Wi-Fi network broadcasts its SSID.
Automatically	Set whether your BlackBerry smartphone receives a routable IP address, a subnet mask,
obtain IP address	DNS settings and a gateway address from the Wi-Fi network.
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Allow inter-access	Set whether your smartphone remains connected to the Wi-Fi network when you move
point handover	between wireless access points.
VPN profile	If necessary, set a VPN profile to use with the saved Wi-Fi network.
IP Address	Type the IP address for your smartphone.
Subnet mask	Type the subnet mask for the wireless access point that your smartphone should connect
	to.
Primary DNS	Type the primary DNS that your smartphone should connect to.
Secondary DNS	Type the secondary DNS that your smartphone should connect to.
Default gateway	Type the default gateway IP address that your smartphone should connect to.
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