Sony MT25i Advanced Wi-Fi settings, Wi-Fi network status, Wi-Fi sleep policy, Connected devices

Advanced Wi-Fi® settings

Before you add a Wi-Fi® network manually, you need to turn on the Wi-Fi® setting in your phone.

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.

2From your Home screen, tap .

3Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

4Press .

5Tap Advanced.

6Mark the Network notification checkbox.

To add a Wi-Fi® network manually

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

3Tap Add 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 password.

To view detailed information about a connected Wi-Fi® network

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

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

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

3Press .

4Tap Advanced.

5Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.

6Select an option.

Connected devices

Share media files in your phone with other devices over a shared Wi-Fi® connection. When your phone is connected to your home network via Wi-Fi® and has the Connected devices function turned on, other client devices connected to the same home network can access media files saved on your phone. For example, you can view photos or play a music track on a connected client device. A connected client device can be, for example, a computer with client software, a camera, TV, or a PlayStation®3. All devices must be DLNA Certified™ by the Digital Living Network Alliance.

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