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
1Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on.
2 From your Home screen, tap .
3Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
4Mark the Network notification checkbox.
To scan for Wi-Fi® networks manually
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3Press 
.
4Tap Scan. The phone scans for Wi-Fi® networks and displays available networks in a list.
5Tap a Wi-Fi® network in the list to connect to it.
Advanced Wi-Fi® settings
Before you add a Wi-Fi® network manually, you need to turn on the Wi-Fi® setting in your phone.
To add a Wi-Fi® network manually
1 From the Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3Tap Add Wi-Fi network.
4Enter the Network SSID for the network.
5Tap the Security field to select a security type.
6If required, enter a password.
7Tap Save.
Contact your Wi-Fi® network administrator to get the Network SSID name and Wireless password.
To view detailed information about a connected Wi-Fi® network
1 From the Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3Tap 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 .
2Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3Press 
.
4Tap Advanced 
.
5Tap Wi-Fi sleep policy.
6Select a Wi-Fi sleep policy to use.
Using a static IP address
You can set up the phone to connect to a Wi-Fi® network using a static IP address.
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