HTC Desire 512 (Cricket)‎

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Wi‍-Fi

To use Wi‍-Fi, you need access to a wireless access point or “‍hotspot”.

Note: The availability and strength of a Wi‍-Fi signal varies depending on objects the Wi‍-Fi signal has to pass through (such as buildings or a wall between rooms).

Turning Wi‍-Fi on

With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar to open Quick Settings.
Tap the Wi-Fi tile to turn Wi‍-Fi on.
Tap to see a list of detected wireless networks.

Tip:

To manually scan for Wi‍-Fi networks, tap > Scan.
If the wireless network that you want is not listed, tap > Add network to manually add it.

Connecting to a Wi‍-Fi network

Turn Wi‍-Fi on, and check the list of detected Wi‍-Fi networks.
See Turning Wi‍-Fi on.
Tap a Wi‍-Fi network you want to connect to.
If you selected a secured network, enter the network key or password.
Tap Connect. You'll see the Wi‍-Fi icon in the status bar when connected.

Preventing notifications from unsecured Wi‍-Fi networks

You can prevent getting notified about unsecured Wi-Fi networks.

Turn Wi‍-Fi on, and check the list of detected Wi‍-Fi networks.
See Turning Wi‍-Fi on.
Press and hold an unsecured Wi‍-Fi network you want to stop being notified about, and tap Block network notification.
To unblock an unsecured Wi‍-Fi network, press and hold the network name and tap Unblock network notification.

Connecting to a Wi‍-Fi network via WPS

If you're using a Wi‍-Fi router with Wi‍-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can connect HTC Desire 512 easily.

Turn Wi‍-Fi on, and check the list of detected Wi‍-Fi networks.
See Turning Wi‍-Fi on.
Tap > WPS Push, and then press the WPS button on your Wi‍-Fi router.
Note: To use the Wi‍-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) PIN method, tap > WPS Pin Entry.

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