Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection - Sony SGP351 User Manual

To Connect to a Wi-Fi® Network Using a WPS Button
1
From your Homescreen, tap
2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
3
Turn on Wi-Fi® if it is not already on.
4 Tap > Advanced > WPS Push Button, then press the WPS button on the WPS-
supported device.
To Connect to a Wi-Fi® Network Using a WPS PIN
1
From your Homescreen, tap
2
Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
3
Turn on Wi-Fi® if it is not already on.
4
Tap > Advanced > WPS PIN Entry.
5
On the WPS-supported device, enter the PIN that appears on your device.

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®.
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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.
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 Cellular Data Connection with Another Bluetooth® Device
1
Be sure your device and the Bluetooth® device are paired with each other and
that cellular 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 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 it is paired with under Settings >
Bluetooth > Paired devices, then mark the Internet access checkbox.
5 Your device: Wait for
complete.
6 To stop sharing your cellular 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 cellular data, see
another Bluetooth® device on page 101 and To add a virtual private network on page 33.
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