User Guide

132 Chapter 8 : Web and wireless connections
Connect to a previously used network
• If Wi-Fi is turned off, turn on Wi-Fi (see Tu rn Wi-Fi o n and o ff ). Your phone
automatically attempts to connect to a previously used network, starting
with the most recently used network.
• If Wi-Fi is turned on but you are not connected to a network, your phone
automatically attempts to connect to a previously used network, starting
with the most recently used network.
• If you are connected to one network and want to use a different one:
OpenWi-Fi . Tap another network name.
Disconnect from a network
When you disconnect from a network, you can keep it on your list of known
networks so that your phone can automatically connect to it again. If you
remove the network from your list of known networks, however, you must
reconnect to the network. Follow the steps in Connect to a new open
network or Connect to a new secure network to connect to the network
again.
• To disconnect from a network but keep it on your list of known networks:
Turn off Wi- Fi (see Tu rn W i-Fi on and off). This disconnects from the
network.
• To disconnect from a network and remove it from your list of known
networks: Open Wi-Fi . Tap the network name, and then tap Forget
Network.
Put Wi-Fi to sleep when the screen is off
By default, your phone keeps its Wi-Fi connection active even when the
screen is dark. If, however, you find that a Wi-Fi connection is constantly,
unnecessarily waking up your phone, you can save battery power by turning
off this setting. When you turn the screen on again, the Wi-Fi connection is
reactivated.
1 Open Wi-Fi .
2 Open the application menu and tap Sleep Settings.
3 The current setting is displayed in the When Phone Sleeps field. Do
one of the following:
• To p u t W i- Fi to sl eep : Tap Keep Wi-Fi On, and then tap Tu rn Wi - Fi
Off.
• To keep Wi-Fi on: Tap Tu rn Wi - Fi O ff , and then tap Keep Wi-Fi
On.
Customize connection settings
Do not change Wi-Fi settings unless you are having trouble connecting to a
network.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN You must be connected to the network you want to
customize (see Connect to a new open network, Connect to a new secure
network, or Connect to a previously used network).
1 Open Wi-Fi .
2 Tap the network name.
3 In Automatic IP settings, tap On or Off.
• When Automatic IP Settings are on: The IP address is automatically
and dynamically configured.
• When Automatic IP Settings are off: You can manually configure the
IP address.
4 If you turned automatic IP settings off, enter any of the following:
IP Address
Subnet Address
Gateway
DNS Server: addresses (#1 and #2)
5 Ta p Done.