How to Connect a Samsung Smart TV to Wi-Fi Direct

If you want to easily transfer data between your Samsung Smart TV and Samsung phone, use Wi-Fi Direct. Wi-Fi Direct technology allows you to establish a direct connection between peer devices without having to connect them to a Wi-Fi router. This means you can directly project photos, videos or presentations from your Samsung phone to your Samsung TV, even if the TV is not connected to the Internet. This wikiHow teaches you how to connect a Samsung Smart TV to Wi-Fi Direct.

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Enable Wi-Fi Direct on Samsung Smart TVs. First, you need to make sure that the TV is ready to accept a Wi-Fi Direct connection. On the TV remote control, press the Menu button. Scroll down to the Network menu, then press the center button to select. On the Network page, select “Wi-Fi Direct”. ^{[1] X Research Source}

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Start the connection from your Samsung phone. On your phone’s home screen, pull down the Apps menu and tap Settings. Next, go to the Connections page and tap on Wi-Fi, then select “Wi-Fi Direct”. From the list of available devices, select Samsung TV.

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Accept the invitation to connect on the TV. After establishing a connection from your phone, a message will pop up on the TV screen asking if you want to accept the connection request. Please select “OK” to accept. Shortly after, a message confirming the successful connection will appear on the TV. So you can start using the Wi-Fi Direct feature!

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Project photos on Samsung TV. A typical feature that you can use via Wi-Fi Direct is to project photos from your phone onto your Samsung TV. This option is great if you are receiving guests and want the TV screen to match the surrounding atmosphere.

To project a photo, first open the gallery on your phone and select the photo you want to use. Then, tap the screen mirroring icon at the top to cast the photo to the TV. ^{[2] X Research Source}

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