Objective
- To ensure Advanced Wi-Fi settings are not preventing the phone from connecting to the network
Environment
- 3.0 Motorola, Nexus, and Pixel phones on Android 6, 7, and 8
Procedure
- Open Settings
- Tap Wi-Fi
- Long press your home Wi-Fi network
- Tap Modify network
- Tap Advanced options
- Ensure Proxy is set to None
- Ensure IP settings is set to DHCP
- Tap Save
Additional Notes
- Incorrect Advanced Wi-Fi settings can cause connectivity issues
- Users may need to connect to another network (e.g. work, school) when not near the network's router
- Setting a Proxy address to manual and the IP settings to Static can allow a user to connect to a static IP address