Connectivity
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Connectivity
The following topics address your phone’s connectivity options, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB file
transfer, tethering, and more.
Wi-Fi
Wi-
Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet. To use your phone’s Wi-Fi, you
need access to a wireless access point or “hotspot.”
The availability and range of the Wi-Fi signal depends on a number of factors, including infrastructure and
other objects through which the signal passes.
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network
Use the wireless and networks setting menu to enable your phone’s Wi-Fi radio and connect to an
available Wi-Fi network.
1. From home, press
>
Settings
>
Wireless & networks
>
Wi-Fi
.
2. Press
Turn on
(left softkey) to turn Wi-Fi on.
Wi-Fi is enabled. You will see the names and security settings of in-range Wi-Fi networks.
To disable Wi-Fi, press
Turn off
(left softkey).
3. Highlight a Wi-Fi network you want to connect and press
>
Connect to network
. If you
selected an open network, you will be automatically connected to the network. If you selected a
network that is secured with a password, enter the password and then press
Save
(center
softkey).
The password, for a household wireless LAN router, is sometimes found on a sticker on the
router (WEP, WPA, KEY, etc.). Contact the router manufacturer for information. For password
for a public wireless LAN, check with user's service provider.
When your phone is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon (
) appears in the
status bar and tells you the approximate signal strength.
If
Network notification
in Advanced Wi-Fi settings is enabled, the open network icon (
)
appears in the status bar whenever the phone detects an available open wireless network
within range.
Note
:
The next time your phone connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not
be prompted to enter the password again, unless you reset your phone to its factory default settings or
you instruct the phone to forget the network.