Sony Xperia Z3 Compact - Manual (Page 31)

Sharing your mobile data connection
You can share your device's mobile data connection with one other device, for
example, a computer, using USB tethering or Bluetooth® tethering. You can also turn
your device into a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot and share your device's data connection
simultaneously with up to 10 other devices, including devices that support WPS (Wi-
Fi® Protected Setup) 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 Mark the USB tethering checkbox, then tap OK if prompted. is displayed in
the status bar once you are connected.
6 To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the USB tethering checkbox 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 data connection with another Bluetooth® device
1 Make sure that your device and the Bluetooth® device are paired with each
other.
2 Your device: Turn on mobile data, then mark the Bluetooth tethering checkbox
under Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3 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.
4 Your device: Wait for to appear in the status bar. Once it appears, the setup
is complete.
5 To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the Bluetooth tethering
checkbox.
The Bluetooth tethering checkbox becomes unmarked 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 turn data traffic on or off on page 32.
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 mark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox.
8 If prompted, tap OK to confirm. appears in the status bar once the portable
Wi-Fi® hotspot is active.
9 To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, unmark the Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot checkbox.
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