Changing Your Settings 228
Network Notification
By default, when Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the
Status bar anytime your phone detects an available Wi-Fi
network. You can deactivate this feature if you do not want to
receive notifications.
1. From the Home screen, press and then tap
Settings
➔
Wi-Fi
.
2. Press and then tap
Advanced
.
3. Tap
Network notification
. A check mark displayed next
to the feature indicates Network notification is active.
4. Tap
Network notification
again to remove the check
mark and deactivate this feature.
Wi-Fi During Sleep
By default, when your device enter a sleep mode, your Wi-Fi
connection stays on all the time. If the feature is Never
enabled during sleep that current data usage is taken over by
your SIM and its network connection.
1. From the Home screen, press and then tap
Settings
➔
Wi-Fi
.
2. Press and then tap
Advanced
➔
Keep Wi-Fi on
during sleep
.
3. Select an available option:
•Always
: maintains your current active Wi-Fi connection even
during sleep.
• Only when plugged in
: maintains the active Wi-Fi connection
only when the device detects it is connected to a power supply.
This reduced the drain on your device’s battery.
• Never (increase data usage)
: shuts off the current Wi-Fi
connection during sleep and diverts any current data usage to
the cellular network connection.
Finding your WI-Fi Address Information
1. From the Home screen, press and then tap
Settings
➔
Wi-Fi
.
2. Press and then tap
Advanced
.
3. Locate the MAC Address and IP Address information at
the bottom of the screen.
•MAC address
: view your device’s MAC address, required
when connecting to some secured networks (not configurable).
•IP address
: view your device’s IP address.
