January 25, 2011 by
Samsung Galaxy Tab Setting WiFi
Your Samsung Galaxy Tab supports Wi-Fi b/g/n. Use Wi-Fi settings to manage your device’s Wi-Fi connections.
Turning Wi-Fi On or Off in Samsung Galaxy Tab
Turn Samsung Galaxy Tab’s Wi-Fi service on or off. When you turn Wi-Fi service on, your device automatically searches for available, inrangeWireless Access Points (WAPs).
- From a Home screen, press the Menu Key > Settings > Wireless and network.
- Touch Wi-Fi settings, then touch Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi On or Off. When on, a check appears in the checkbox.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Network notification
Have your device alert you to new Wireless Access Points (WAPs).
- From a Home screen, press the Menu Key > Settings > Wireless and network.
- Touch Wi-Fi settings, then touch Network notification to turn notifications On or Off. When on, a check appears in the checkbox.
Advanced WiFi settings in Samsung Galaxy Tab
Set up and manage wireless access points.
- From a Home screen, press the Menu Key > Settings > Wireless and network > Wi-Fi settings.
- Press the Menu Key > Advanced for these settings:
Advanced:
- Wi-Fi sleep policy: By default, Wi-Fi turns off when the screen times out, and data connections switch to mobile data. Use Wi-Fi sleep policy settings to specify when to switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data for data communications. Touch to choose from When screen turns off, Never when plugged in, or Never.
- MAC address: View your device’s MAC address, required when connecting to some secured networks (not configurable).
- Proxy: Touch to enter a proxy number.
- Port: Touch to enter a port number.
IP Settings:
Enter IP settings for configuring a connection to a network using a static IP, including:
- Use static IP: Touch to turn static IP On or Off.
- IP address: Enter the IP address.
- Gateway: Enter the gateway.
- Netmask: Enter the netmask.
- DNS 1: Enter the DNS1.
- DNS 2: Enter the DNS2.
