Increasing Wi-Fi® signal strength

There are a number of things you can do to increase the strength of a Wi-Fi® signal:

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, it is possible to view the status of these networks. You can also enable your device to notify you whenever an open Wi-Fi® network is detected.

If you are not connected to a Wi-Fi® network, your device requires a mobile data connection to access the Internet. By adding a Wi-Fi® sleep policy, you can specify when to switch from Wi-Fi® to mobile data.

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 > Wi-Fi.

4Tap > Advanced.

5Mark the Wi-Fi notifications checkbox.

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

1 From 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.

To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy

1 From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

3 Press .

4 Tap Advanced.

5 Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.

6 Select an option.

Sharing your mobile data connection

You can share your device's mobile data connection with a single computer using a USB cable. This process is called USB tethering. Similarly, you can share your device’s mobile data connection with other devices with NFC Wi-Fi® tethering or Bluetooth tethering.

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Sony Z3v manual Sharing your mobile data connection, Increasing Wi-Fi signal strength, Wi-Fi settings

Z3v specifications

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