Setting Your WiFi

• Before you can find a wireless signal, you must ensure that your iPhone is set for WiFi capabilities. You'll do this by visiting your WiFi settings. Navigate to your home screen and choose "Settings." From the Settings menu, choose "WiFi." On the WiFi page, ensure that your WiFi is set to "On." If you're in range of any wireless networks, you'll see them directly below the WiFi indicator. You may attempt to connect to any one of the networks you see.
  
  

Protected WiFi

• If you see a small padlock icon beside any of the available wireless networks, it means that connection is password-protected. This is done for a variety of reasons, from prevention of stolen wireless service to protecting personal information. In order to access that network, you'll need to obtain the password from the network administrator. If you're in a place of business that offers free WiFi, it's likely just a matter of asking. However, a private WiFi connection may be completely off-limits, and it may be better to use your service provider data connection instead.
  
  

Free WiFi

• A number of businesses, restaurants and public places may offer free WiFi for wireless-enabled devices. Offering free WiFi entices Internet users, like those who own devices like the iPhone, to the establishment. When the wireless signal does not show a padlock, you can touch the connection name in order to connect to the Web. Free wireless connections are not secured, so you may not want to enter personal information, like banking information, while using a free, unsecured connection.
  
  

No WiFi

• When your iPhone doesn't detect any wireless networks, you're likely out of range of any available network. This can mean you're not near any connection, but it could also mean that you're on the wrong side of a poor wireless conductor, like concrete. You can try to move around to find a WiFi connection, but often it's easier and quicker to use your data plan when you're not connected. Your iPhone will automatically default to a data connection when a WiFi network isn't available.