Setting up a Private Wi-Fi Connection
You may want to set up a private network 
such as your home or workplace Wi-Fi. You can set up your network on a Honeycomb tablet by following these steps:
- Tap the Notifications bar to make it expand.
- Tap the Wi-Fi option.
- This will bring up the Wi-Fi settings in the Wireless & networks settings menu. You’ll see a history of every network you’ve connected to and all publicly broadcast networks that are in range. You can tap an in-range network and just enter the password (see Figure 6–3).
- If you’re adding a network that does not have a publicly broadcast SSID, you can add it by scrolling to the bottom of the history and tapping Add Wi-Fi network.
CAUTION: If you’re hoping to use an enterprise network that uses LEAP (a CISCO Wi-Fi protocol), you should be aware that Android doesn’t fully support that standard, yet. However, you may have luck with a third-party app like Full WiFi or Advanced LEAP.
Figure 6–3. Switching to a secure network
Wi-Fi Security
A big consideration with Wi-Fi is security. If you're using an encrypted connection, this isn't as much of a problem. However, those convenient, open Wi-Fi access points at the coffee shop may in theory expose your tablet to unwanted eavesdropping through an exploit called the man-in-the-middle attack.
Wi-Fi security usually involves some sort of password protection to access the network. An older, less secure security method is WEP, while a more secure method is WPA or WPA2. Most personal networks, like your router at home, can be set to use WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key). This is a fancy way of saying that you have to type in a password or passphrase to get access to the network.
CAUTION: WEP is the oldest standard, but it’s also the easiest to crack.
Businesses that want to sell or restrict access to their network use a form of WPA-enterprise. This type of connection usually requires you to log in when you open your first Web page, and it compares your username with a list of authorized users. In some cases, you don’t actually have to log in, but you do have to click something to agree to the location’s terms of service. This is also part of WPA security.
If you aren’t required to log into anything, you don’t at least need to click OK to agree to the access rules, and you don’t need a password to get onto the network—chances are that you’re using an open Wi-Fi access point. A skilled hacker may be able to intercept your signal.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a very short range technology meant as more of a wire replacement than a way to get onto the Internet. Bluetooth can be used to communicate with a wireless headset or keyboard; and in some cases, you can use Bluetooth to create a modem from your tablet to another device, like a laptop. However, you can’t use Bluetooth to get to the Internet by itself.
GPS
GPS stands for Global Positioning System. It’s one of the few acronyms in this chapter worth spelling out because the long name explains what it does. GPS triangulates your position through satellite signals. This isn’t the only way your phone can tell where you are, but it’s the most common method.
Whenever you use maps or tag your photos by location, the GPS signal is most often used. Android can also supplement this with the location of nearby cell towers and the location of any Wi-Fi networks you’re using. However, plenty of apps require a GPS signal to tell you what movies are showing nearby or the location of the nearest Thai restaurant.
GPS activity is represented by what looks like a target symbol 
on the bottom of the screen (see Figure 6–1). Whenever you’re using an app that senses your location (e.g., Google Maps or Yelp), you’ll see the GPS symbol. As noted previously, there’s also some variation in the GPS symbol used on different devices and versions of Android, so yours may look more like a satellite.