Tips & Tricks: Wi-Fi on your BlackBerry Smartphone Added by ~Mary Xanresaver on March 30, 2010 | Version 1
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Question: What sort of tips might I find concerning WI-FI on my Blackberry?
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Answer:
Connect to a Wi-Fi network
Note: Your smartphone tries to connect to Wi-Fi networks based on the order in which they appear in your Wi-Fi profile list. By default, new Wi-Fi profiles appear at the bottom of your Wi-Fi profile list.
1. On the Home screen or in the application list, click Set Up Wi-Fi. 2. Perform one of the following actions: Click Scan for Networks. Click a network. Click Manually Add Network. Type the network name. Click Add. 3. Complete the instructions on the screen. 4. On the Wi-Fi Setup Complete screen, perform any of the following actions: To change the order of Wi-Fi profiles, click Prioritize Wi-Fi Profiles. To return to the Wi-Fi Setup Complete screen, press the Escape key. To specify registration information, click Wi-Fi Hotspot Login. To return to the Wi-Fi Setup Complete screen, press the Escape key. 5. Click Finish. 6. Create and save profiles for each network where you regularly connect so you can easily select them. Change the order of Wi-Fi profiles 1. In the device options, click Wi-Fi Connections. 2. Highlight a Wi-Fi profile. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Move. 5. Roll the trackball to the new location. 6. Click the trackball.
Switch Wi-Fi networks manually By default, your BlackBerry smartphone switches to an appropriate Wi-Fi network automatically when you move between Wi-Fi coverage areas. 1. In the device options, click Wi-Fi Connections. 2. Set the Wi-Fi Selection Mode field to Manual. 3. Click a Wi-Fi profile. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. To connect to the first available Wi-Fi network in your Wi-Fi profile list automatically, set the Wi-Fi Selection Mode field to Automatic. Prevent your smartphone from connecting to a Wi-Fi network 1. In the device options, click Wi-Fi Connections. 2. Highlight a Wi-Fi profile. 3. Click a Wi-Fi profile. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Disable. To allow your BlackBerry smartphone to connect to the Wi-Fi network again, press the Menu key. Click Enable. Delete a Wi-Fi profile 1. In the device options, click Wi-Fi Connections. 2. Highlight a Wi-Fi profile. 3. Press the Menu key. 4. Click Delete.
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