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6.2.1. How to Configure Advanced Network Settings Previous topic Parent topic Child topic Next topic

You can manage your app's advanced network settings and select how OpenScape Mobile Pro connects to networks for VoIP or data.

Prerequisites

  • You have enabled Allow VoIP calls under Settings.
  • You have enabled SIP Push notifications under SettingsAdvanced.

Step by Step

  1. In OpenScape Mobile Pro, navigate to Settings.
  2. Under Mobile Data Network, tap Advanced Network Settings.
  3. Set the available sliders to ON (green) or OFF (gray) according to your needs to enable or disable the respective options. The following options are available:
    • Prefer Wi-Fi
      Enable this option if you want OpenScape Mobile Pro to attempt to connect to a Wi-Fi network, with fallback to cellular data networks when Wi-Fi is not available or turned off.
    • Prefer Cellular Data
      Enable this option if you want OpenScape Mobile Pro to attempt to connect to cellular data networks, with fallback to Wi-Fi when a cellular data network is not available.
    • Cellular only
      Enable this option if you want OpenScape Mobile Pro to only connect to cellular data networks.
    Only up to one option can be enabled at a time. When all options are disabled, your Android device will decide how OpenScape Mobile Pro will connect to networks.

INFO:
The options Prefer Cellular Data and Cellular only can be only used once you have enabled Developer OptionsMobile data always active on your Android device. Otherwise, those two options will be grayed out and disabled and the message Enable "Developer Options" > Mobile data always on" will be displayed above them.
If you have enabled Developer options on your Android device but the Mobile data always active option is not yet enabled, then by tapping on the aforementioned message, you will be redirected to the Developer options screen on your device. From there, you can enable the Mobile data always active.
After enabling Developer OptionsMobile data always active on your Android device, you need to sign out and sign in again into OpenScape Mobile Pro before being able to use the advanced network settings Prefer Cellular Data and Cellular only.