Sony Xperia ion User Manual page 69

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
1 Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on.
2
From your Home screen, tap
3 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
4 Mark the Network notification checkbox.
To scan for Wi-Fi® networks manually
1 From your Home screen, tap
2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3
Press .
4 Tap Scan. The phone scans for Wi-Fi® networks and displays available
networks in a list.
5 Tap 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
2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3
Tap Add Wi-Fi network.
4 Enter the Network SSID for the network.
5 Tap the Security field to select a security type.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 Tap 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
2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3 Tap 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
2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3
Press .
4
Tap Advanced .
5 Tap Wi-Fi sleep policy.
6 Select a Wi-Fi sleep policy to use.
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