Sony Xperia M2 - Sharing your mobile data connection

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Sharing your mobile data connection

You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways:

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USB tethering – share your mobile data connection with a single computer using a

USB cable.

Bluetooth® tethering – share your mobile data connection with up to five other

devices via Bluetooth®.

Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot – share your mobile data connection simultaneously with up

to 8 other devices, including devices that support WPS technology.

To share your data connection using a USB cable

1

Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device.

2

Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a

computer.

3

From your Home screen, tap .

4

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

5

Drag the slider beside

USB tethering to the right, then tap OK if prompted. is

displayed in the status bar once you are connected.

6

To stop sharing your data connection, drag the slider beside

USB tethering to

the left or disconnect the USB cable.

You cannot share your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same

time.

To share your mobile data connection with another Bluetooth® device

1

Make sure that your device and the Bluetooth® device are paired with each

other and that mobile data traffic is activated on your device.

2

Your device: From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot and then drag the

slider beside

Bluetooth tethering to the right.

4

Bluetooth® device: Set up the device so that it obtains its network connection

using Bluetooth®. If the device is a computer, refer to the relevant instructions

to complete the setup. If the device runs on the Android™ operating system,

tap the settings icon beside the name of the device that it is paired with under

Settings > Bluetooth > Paired devices, then mark the Internet access checkbox.

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Your device: Wait for

to appear in the status bar. Once it appears, the

setup is complete.

6

To stop sharing your mobile data connection, drag the slider beside

Bluetooth

tethering to the left.

The

Bluetooth tethering function is turned off every time you turn off your device or turn off the

Bluetooth® function.

For more information about pairing and turning on mobile data, see

To pair your device with

another Bluetooth® device

on page 108 and

To add a virtual private network

on page 35 .

To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3

Tap

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

4

Enter the

Network name (SSID) information.

5

To select a security type, tap the

Security field. If required, enter a password.

6

Tap

Save.

7

Tap and drag the slider beside

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to the right.

8

If prompted, tap

OK to confirm. appears in the status bar once the portable

Wi-Fi® hotspot is active.

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To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, drag the slider beside

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to the left.

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To allow a WPS-supported device to use your mobile data connection

1

Make sure that your device is functioning as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Portable Wi-Fi

hotspot settings.

4

Drag the slider beside

Discoverable to the right.

5

Under

Configure Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure that your portable hotspot is

secured by a password.

6

Tap

WPS Push Button, then follow the relevant instructions. Alternatively, tap

>

WPS PIN Entry, then enter the PIN that appears on the WPS-supported

device.

To rename or secure your portable hotspot

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3

Tap

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

4

Enter the

Network name (SSID) for the network.

5

To select a security type, tap the

Security field.

6

If required, enter a password.

7

Tap

Save.