Sony Xperia XA - 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:

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 Homescreen, 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.

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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 Homescreen, 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.

5

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 traffic, see

To pair your device

with another Bluetooth® device

on page 122 and

To add a virtual private network

on

page 51.

To Use Your Device as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

1

From your Homescreen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3

Tap

Portable 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 hotspot to the right.

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, drag the slider beside

Portable

hotspot to the left.

To Alow a WPS-Supported Device to Use Your Cellular Data Connection

1

Ensure your device is functioning as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

2

From your Homescreen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Portable hotspot

settings.

4

Drag the slider beside

Discoverable to the right.

5

Under

Configure Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure your portable hotspot is secured by a

password.

6

Tap

WPS Push Button, then follow the relevant instructions. Alternately, 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 hotspot settings > Configure 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.