Samsung Galaxy SIII User Manual page 158

• WPS PIN entry: Record/send the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Personal Identification Number for your Wi-Fi router.
Advanced Wi-Fi settings
1. From the Settings screen, touch Wi-Fi
Advanced.
2. Configure settings:
• Network notification: When enabled, the phone notifies you of
nearby Wi-Fi networks when you launch a high data-usage
application.
• Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Specify when to switch from
Wi-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.
• Check for Internet service: Check whether Wi-Fi Internet
service is available when connected to a W-Fi hotspot.
• MAC address: (Not configurable) View the phone's MAC
address, needed for connecting to some secured networks
(only shows when Wi-Fi is active).
• IP address: (Not configurable) View the phone's IP address
(only shows when connected to a Wi-Fi network).
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Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other directly
through Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and
without having to set up the connection. For example, some
Menu
printers support Wi-Fi Direct, and you could print from the
phone using Wi-Fi Direct.
Turning Wi-Fi Direct On or Off
1. From the Home screen, touch
Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi options screen displays.
2. Touch Wi-Fi Direct.The Wi-Fi Direct screen displays,
and the phone scans for available Wi-Fi Direct devices
and lists them under Available devices.
3. To end Wi-Fi Direct, touch
For information on connecting the phone to other
Wi-Fi Direct devices, see "Establishing Wi-Fi Direct
Connections" on page 139.
Menu Settings
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