How To Use WiFi On HTC One

Learn how to use Wi-Fi on your HTC One. To use Wi-Fi, you need access to a wireless access point or hotspot. 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).

How to turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network on HTC One

• Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings icon.
• Tap the Wi-Fi On/Off switch to turn Wi-Fi on.
• Tap Wi-Fi. Detected Wi-Fi networks will be listed.

Note: If the wireless network that you want is not listed, tap Menu icon > Add network to manually add it.

• Tap the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If you selected a secured network, you’ll be asked to enter the network key or password.
• Tap Connect. You’ll see the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar when connected.
• The next time HTC One connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you wont be asked to enter the key or other security information again.

How to prevent notifications from unsecured Wi-Fi networks on HTC One

• You can prevent getting notified by unsecured Wi-Fi networks.
• Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings icon.
• Tap the Wi-Fi On/Off switch to turn Wi-Fi on.
• Tap Wi-Fi. Detected Wi-Fi networks will be listed.
• Press and hold an unsecured Wi-Fi network you want 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.

How to connect to a Wi-Fi network via WPS on HTC One

• If you’re using a Wi-Fi router with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can connect HTC One easily.
• Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings icon.
• Tap the Wi-Fi On/Off switch to turn Wi-Fi on.
• Tap Wi-Fi.
• Tap Menu icon > 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 Menu icon > WPS Pin Entry.

How to disconnect from the current wireless network on HTC One

• Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings icon.
• Tap Wi-Fi.

You can:

• Tap the wireless network that HTC One is connected to, and then tap Disconnect.
• If you want to remove the settings for this network, press and hold the network name, and then tap Forget network.

How to connect to a different Wi-Fi network on HTC One

• Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings icon.
• Tap Wi-Fi. Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed.

Note: To manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, tap Menu icon > Scan.

• Tap a Wi-Fi network to connect to it.

How to log into a public Wi-Fi network automatically (WISPr) on HTC One

You can set HTC One to automatically log into a public Wi-Fi network that you regularly use. This saves you the trouble of going through the Wi-Fi provider’s web authentication every time you connect to their Wi-Fi network. Just add your login credentials to the WISPr (Wireless Internet Service Provider roaming) settings. The access point of the Wi-Fi network needs to support the WISPr web portal. Consult the Wi-Fi provider for details.

• Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings icon.
• Tap Wi-Fi.
• Tap Menu icon > Advanced.
• Under WISPr settings, select the Auto login option.
• Tap WISPr account settings > Add a new account.
• Tap each item onscreen to enter the service provider name, your login name (with the full domain name), and password.
• Tap Menu icon > Save
• Turn Wi-Fi on, and then connect to the public Wi-Fi network.

Note

• If you have access to several public Wi-Fi networks, you can add up to five sets of login credentials to the WISPr accounts list.
• In the WISPr accounts list, press and hold an account to remove or edit it.