Wireless & networks, Wireless & Network settings screen, Wi-Fisettings screen

Wireless & networks

Use Wireless & Network settings to configure and manage connections to networks and devices via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile networks. You also use Wireless & Network settings to configure connections between your phone and virtual private networks (VPNs), to connect your computer to the Internet using your phone’s mobile data connection, and to turn off all radios with Airplane mode.

Wireless & Network settings screen

Airplane mode Check to turn off all the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data. When checked, also disables the Call settings (see “Call settings” on page 360).

Wi-FiCheck to turn on Wi-Fi so you can connect to Wi-Fi networks.

Wi-Fi settings See “Wi-Fisettings screen” on page 355.

Bluetooth Check to turn on Bluetooth so you can connect to Bluetooth devices.

Bluetooth settings See “Bluetooth settings screen” on page 357.

Tethering & portable hotspot See “Tethering & portable hotspot settings screen” on page 358

VPN settings See “VPN settings screen” on page 358.

NFC If your phone supports Near-Field Communication, check to allow applications to use NFC to read NFC tags and to make NFC tags on your phone readable by other NFC devices. Uncheck this setting to disable NFC on your phone. You work with NFC tags with the Tags application; see “Tags” on page 337.

Mobile networks See “Mobile networks settings screen” on page 358.

Wi-Fi settings screen

For details about working with these settings, see “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 61.

In addition to the settings described in this section, you can press Menu on this screen and touch Advanced to configure the settings described in “Advanced Wi-Fi

settings screen” on page 357.

Wi-FiCheck to turn on Wi-Fi so you can connect to Wi-Fi networks. When connected to a network, displays the network’s name.