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Data Connection Status and Indicators
Your phone notifies you of the current status of your data connection through status
icons in the Status Bar. The following symbols can be displayed:
Your phone is connected to the high-speed 4G Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. When
the signal bands are animated, your phone is scanning and connecting. During data
transfer, the animated icon is not used (for example, when you are opening a Web page).
When the signal bands are gray, your phone is connected to the network, signal is weak.
When both the bands and the 4G icon are gray, there is no coverage and you are
disconnected from the 4G network.
Your phone is connected to the high-speed Sprint Mobile Broadband Network(3G/1x).
When the arrows are animated, your phone is transferring data. When the arrows are
gray, your phone is connected to the network but is not currently transferring data. In
either state, you can receive incoming calls.
If you do not see an indicator, your phone does not have a current data connection. To launch a
connection, see
Launch a Web Connection
.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
From your phone, you can add, set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow
you to connect and access resources inside a secured local network, such as your corporate
network.
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection
Set Up Secure Credential Storage
Add a VPN Connection
Connect to or Disconnect From a VPN
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection
Depending on the type of VPN you are using at work, you may be required to enter your login
credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your company
‟s local
network. You can get this information from your network administrator. Before you can initiate a
VPN connection, your phone must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection. For information
about setting up and using these connections on your phone, see
Launch a Web
Connection
and
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Network
.
Set Up Secure Credential Storage
If your network administrator instructs you to download and install security certificates, you must
first set up the phone
‟s secure credential storage.
1. Tap
>
>
System settings
>
Location & security
>
Set password
.