Samsung GALAXY SIII User Manual page 148

Wi-Fi Settings
Configure and manage connections to Wi-Fi access points.
1. From the Connections menu, touch Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi
screen appears.
2. Touch options to configure:
• Add Wi-Fi network: Connect to a new Wi-Fi network
(see "Adding a Wi-Fi Network Manually" on page 128).
• Scan: Search for available Wi-Fi networks.
• Wi-Fi Direct: Access Wi-Fi Direct settings
(see "Wi-Fi Direct" on page 143.)
3. Touch Menu to access the following additional
options:
• Advanced: View and configure the phone's Advanced Wi-Fi
settings.
• WPS push button: Record/send the signal from the Wi-Fi
Protected Setup push button on your Wi-Fi router.
• WPS PIN entry: Record/send the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Personal Identification Number for your Wi-Fi router.
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Advanced Wi-Fi Settings
1. From the Connections menu, touch Wi-Fi
Menu Advanced.
2. Configure settings:
• Wi-Fi notifications: When enabled, the phone notifies you of
nearby Wi-Fi networks when you launch a high data-usage
application.
• Sort by: Select whether WAPs are listed in Alphabet order or
Signal Strength order.
• Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Specify when to switch from
W-Fi to mobile data for data communications, when the phone
goes to sleep (when the backlight goes out). This setting can
affect your data usage, and the behavior of devices you
connect to the phone, such as when tethering or using
Mobile Hotspot.
• Always allow scanning: When enabled, Google location
service and other apps scan for Wi-Fi networks, even when
Wi-Fi is set to OFF.
• Auto network switch: When enabled, your device
automatically switches between the carrier network and a Wi-Fi
network (only active when SIM card is installed).