Disabling a particular wifi network - iPhone 4

I tried to have my iPhone4 connect to a wifi network I thought was public.  It is actually secured with user name and pw.  Whenever I am in range of that network, the phone tries to connect and asks me for credentials.  I dont' have credentials.  Is there a way to tell my iPhone to ignore those networks??

You could try resetting your network settings.  Warning - Resetting your network settings will erase all passwords you entered for any networks you joined previously and you will have to re-enter them.  To reset your network settings, go to Settings/General/Reset and tap Reset Network Settings.

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