Connecting your Android device to the Wi-Fi

Connecting an Android™ device to your Wi-Fi is quick and simple. Before connecting, you need to make sure you have your router’s Wi-Fi name (SSID) and network key or password.

Once you have all the necessary information, follow the steps below to connect your Android device to the network:

NOTE: The Nexus™ 7 2^nd Gen Android tablet is used in this example.

Step 1:
On your Home screen, tap the Menu icon.

Step 2:
Tap Settings User-added image

Step 3:
Tap Wi-Fi and make sure that it is set to ON.

Step 4:
Tap your Wi-Fi name from the list to connect.

QUICK TIP: If your network is secured, enter the wireless security password first and tap Connect.

To view your password, tap the Show password checkbox. WPA keys are case-sensitive (abc is different from ABC). WEP keys are hexadecimal (0-9 and a-f) characters and are not case-sensitive.

You should now have connected successfully to the Wi-Fi. To check the IP address of your Android device, tap your router’s SSID.

QUICK TIP: If you encounter authentication errors while connecting your Android device to the network, ensure the following:

SSID broadcast must be enabled
Wireless MAC Filter feature must include (allow / permit) or exclude (deny / prevent) the MAC address of the client device.
Correct wireless network name and password must be used

Connecting other devices

After successfully connecting your Android device to the Wi-Fi, you can now do the same to the other devices at home to fully utilize your router. You can connect as much as 32 wireless devices to the Wi-Fi.