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    iPad Wi-Fi

    Get online at home and away.

    1. Connect at home

    Settings, Wi-Fi. Tap your home network. Enter the password printed on your router.

    2. Forget a network

    Tap the i next to a saved network. Tap Forget. Useful when a password changes.

    3. Share Wi-Fi with iPhone

    Hold an iPhone close to the iPad. The phone will offer to share its password automatically.

    4. Public Wi-Fi caution

    Free Wi-Fi at coffee shops works for browsing. Skip banking and shopping on these networks.

    5. Personal Hotspot

    If your iPhone has cellular, share its internet with the iPad in a pinch.

    6. Slow Wi-Fi fix

    Restart the router (unplug 30 seconds). Then turn iPad Wi-Fi off and back on.

    The Wi-Fi icon in the upper corner shows signal strength. More bars means faster speed.