Connections 138

Scanning and Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network

When you turn on Wi-Fi, your device searches for available
Wi-Fi connections, then displays them on screen.
1. From any screen, touch the Time in the Status Bar.
The Status Details displays.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi
to turn Wi-Fi On. Your device automatically
scans for available Wireless Access Points.
3. When the scan is complete, touch a Wi-Fi network to
connect. If the Wi-Fi network is open, your device
automatically connects. If the Wi-Fi network is
secured, enter the password at the prompt to connect.

Adding a Wi-Fi Network Manually

1. From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Settings.
2. Under
Wireless and network
, on the Wi-Fi tab, touch the
OFF / ON
icon to turn Wi-Fi on.
3. Touch
Add network
, then enter network information:
• Network SSID
: Enter the name of the Wi-Fi Wireless Access
Point(WAP).
•Security
: Select the type of security used by the WAP.
Note:
Depending on the Security protocol used by the WAP,
additional network information may be required, such as
a Password.
•Password
: If the WAP is secured, enter the password or hex
key.
4. Touch
Save
to save the settings.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct allows device-to-device connections so you can
transfer large amounts of data over a Wi-Fi connection.
1. From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Settings
➔
More settings
➔
Wi-Fi Direct
.
2. Touch the
OFF / ON
icon to turn Wi-Fi Direct
on.
Your device will begin to search for other devices
enabled with Wi-Fi direct connections.
3. Touch the Wi-Fi Direct tab to display Available devices.
4. Enable Wi-Fi Direct (similar to Steps 1 and 2) on the
device to which you want to connect.