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title: Using Wi-Fi priority values
slug: dmg-android/guide/using-wi-fi-priority-values
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:46:35.763Z
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Administrators can use the Wi-Fi priority feature to influence the network connections that devices make. The table below describes how to set Wi-Fi priorities to achieve the noted results.
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Wi-Fi priority values do not work with Android devices from version 8 and later releases.
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Table: Wi-Fi priority values
| Desired outcome | Settings required |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Allow any Wi-Fi connection, equally | (This is the default state.)
For Always Connect Device to Managed Wi-Fi in Lockdown policy: Disable
For Wi-Fi configuration: The Priority field is ignored |
| Ensure that managed Wi-Fi networks always get priority over non-managed networks;
actively disconnect from unmanaged networks when a managed network is available.
Do not allow users to override the Wi-Fi connection choice with an unmanaged network. | For Always Connect Device to Managed Wi-Fi in Lockdown policy: Enable
For Wi-Fi configuration: set the Priority field for each Wi-Fi configuration.
1 = lowest, 100 = highest. |