Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection - Sony G8343 User Manual

To change the Auto-connect setting for each saved network
1 Find and tap Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.
2 Tap Wi‑Fi preferences > Advanced > Auto-connect.
3 Tap the Wi-Fi network to enable or disable.
To find the MAC address for your device
1 Find and tap Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.
2 Tap Wi‑Fi preferences > Advanced.
3 The MAC address is displayed in the list.
The Wi-Fi Mac address is also displayed under Settings > System > About phone > Wi‑Fi
MAC address.

Sharing your mobile data connection

You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways.
• Portable hotspot: share your mobile data connection via Wi-Fi with up to 10 other
devices simultaneously.
• One-touch portable hotspot: touch devices to start sharing your mobile
connection over Wi-Fi.
• 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 four other
devices via Bluetooth.
To share your data connection using a USB cable
1 Connect your device to a computer, using the USB cable that came with it.
2 Find and tap Settings > Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering.
3 Tap the USB tethering slider, then tap OK if prompted.
status bar once you are connected.
4 To stop sharing your data connection, tap the USB tethering slider 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 connection by One-touch portable hotspot
1 Make sure that both devices have the NFC function turned on, and that both
screens are active.
2 Find and tap Settings > Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering.
3 Tap One-touch portable hotspot. Hold the devices together so that the NFC
detection areas of each device touch, then tap CONNECT.
This function only works with devices that also support NFC Wi-Fi tethering.
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