The Motorola DEXT is very well equipped for online activities and messaging, propelled by HSDPA high-speed mobile data and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Running on the Android smartphone operating system, the DEXT is geared up for social media, with its MOTOBLUR user interface providing a selection of onscreen panels for updates and easy connectivity to popular social networking and content sharing services.

The Motorola DEXT's Wi-Fi connectivity means that you can get high-speed data connections on home Wi-Fi hubs, via office Wireless LANs or through public Wi-Fi hotspots. While the DEXT also delivers speedy mobile network data access, Wi-Fi offers the potential for low-cost high-speed online browsing, downloading, streaming and uploading.

It's easy to set up and use, too - here we explain how...

Switching on and connecting to Wi-Fi

1. Press the menu button under the display (bottom left, marked with four squares).
2. A menu appears. Press Settings.
3. In the Settings menu, press Wireless Controls.
4. In the Wireless Controls Menu, press Wi-Fi to switch it on.
5. In a few moments, a tick appears in the box, indicating that Wi-Fi has been switched on.
6. To connect to a Wi-Fi network, in the Wireless Controls menu (Step 3), press Wi-Fi Settings. The DEXT detects Wi-Fi networks within range and displays them in a list onscreen. Press the one to which you want to connect. If it is an open network, you will be immediately connected.
7. If you are connecting to a secure Wi-Fi connection, you are prompted to input a wireless password. This is the password or code set up by the W-Fi network administrator. If it is a home Wi-Fi hub, this will have been set by you or the person who set up the Wi-Fi network, but if it is an office or public hotspot, you may have to get the password from the adminstrator or service provider.
8. Type the password into the Wireless Password panel. You can use the slide-out Qwerty keyboard or press the panel to bring up the onscreen touchscreen keypad.
9. When you've typed in the password, press Connect.
10. The phone will connect to the Wi-Fi network, and you can launch the browser or use any of the Motorola DEXT's online services via this Wi-Fi connection. The DEXT will remember the settings when you go out of range of the Wi-Fi network, so you can automatically connect to it again when you come back within range.

Wi-Fi on/off shortcut

To conserve battery power, you may want to switch Wi-Fi off when you're not using it. The Motorola DEXT has a shortcut for switching Wi-Fi on or off.

• Press and hold the Power/Sleep button on the side of the phone. A menu appears. Press Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi on or off

Finding the Motorola DEXT's MAC address

If you're connecting to a Wi-Fi network that requires pre-authorisation before connection (even with the correct pre-shared key), you may require the phone's MAC address. This is a 12-character address that the administrator of the network may need to pre-authorise your phone to connect. It may be automatically detected when you try to sign onto the network.

1. To get the Motorola DEXT's MAC address, go to the Wi-Fi Settings menu (Step 6). Press the Menu button (under the display). When the menu pops up Press Advanced.
2. Here you'll find the Motorola DEXT's MAC address - a 12-charcacter code. Input this into the appropriate place in the Wi-Fi router access set up procedure.