When IWD is searching for a network to connect to automatically, the following factors are taken into account: - Signal strength level - Is the network a legacy WPA network, or RSN compliant? More weight is given to networks that are RSN compliant. - Is the network Open or requires authentication? More weight is given to networks that require authentication. - Does the network support privacy in its Capability Information field? More weight is given to BSSes that do. - Maximum rate of the network - Channel Utilization (from BSS Load) of the network - Has the network been connected to before and if so, how long ago? Networks that have not been connected to previously are ignored for auto-connect purposes.