How to connect to Wi-Fi on Android

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Who can imagine life without the Internet always at hand – on a phone or tablet? There are two options for it: it is a mobile Internet and a wireless Wi-Fi network. There is no doubt that the second option will be preferable, since it is a fast connection speed, free access. There is also the ability to connect your device to your home computer, which will allow you to view and use files. Therefore, let's take a look at how to connect to Wi-Fi on Android.

Setting up Wi-Fi on your Android smartphone will take you no more than five minutes. To do this, you need your phone and, of course, access to a wireless Internet connection.

If you have no problems setting up Wi-Fi on Android, but the signal is very weak, this article has detailed instructions on how to strengthen the Wi-Fi signal by Android.

Setting up Wi-Fi on Android

To set up wireless Internet to Android, you need to connect to one of the available points:

  1. Go to the menu of your device.
  2. Go to “Settings” – “Wi-Fi”.

    Device settings

  3. Opposite the inscription “Wi-Fi”, you must press the switch to turn on the module. (Wait a few seconds for this feature to turn on).
  4. After these actions, you should see a list of available networks: you need to select the one you need, if required, enter the password and click on the 'Connect' button (in order to check the correctness of the entered password, you can display hidden characters).

    List of networks Network connection

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Setting up Wi-Fi on Android with IP indication

I also want to show how to connect wireless Internet on Android more subtly, for example, by specifying a specific IP.

One of the options is a way to configure the Internet using Wi-FiManager. This application slightly supplements the standard functionality for managing a wireless network.

  • After starting the application, all nearby access points will be displayed. Opposite each one you can see the status (open or under password), channel and signal level.

    Launch manager

  • In order to connect to a wireless network, you need to click on its name, then, if necessary, enter the password and click the 'Connect' button.

    Internet connection

  • You can also enter additional settings by checking the corresponding checkbox, and the functions 'Assign IP address' (when you need to set a static one) and 'Assign proxy server' will be added.

    Introduction of additional settings

  • Another of the 'goodies' in the program will be the 'Compass' button, when activated, the 'clouds' of available networks will be displayed, through which you can see which of the routers is how close or far away from you.
  • One of the functions of this utility is the ability to add a Wi-Fi hotspot on Android. You only need:
  1. In the application, click on the 'Operations' button.
  2. Select 'Add network'.

    Wi-Fi manager

  3. Enter the name of your network, set protection and complete the process with the 'Add' button.

    Add connection

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How to set up a router for Android

As for the static address, it can still be assigned to the phone using the settings on the router, but I will tell you how to configure the router for Android later.

To do this, you need to follow the steps below.

A computer connected to the router with a cable is required. For example, let's take the very popular TP Link router. On it we will carry out the settings.

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Execution steps

  1. Log in to a browser on your computer.
  2. In the line for entering IP-addresses, enter the address of our router 192.168.1.1, which is usually indicated on the back of the device.
  3. To enter the settings, you need to enter your username and password: if you have not changed it, then enter “admin” in both fields.
  4. We select the item DНCP, where we enter the menu “DНCP” – “Сlient lіst”. All connected devices are shown in this window. Each has a name, IP address and MAC address. We need to copy the MAC address of your phone and go to the “Address Reservation” tab.

    DНCP Сlient lіst menu

  5. Now you need to click on 'Add', insert the MAC in the required field and in the second field write the IP that you need to be on your mobile device. Save your changes.

    Address Reservation Tab

    Setting the connection address

    Reconnect from your phone. Your network will be displayed in the available connections, and you can easily connect to it, already with a new IP.

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