Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection - Sony Xperia C2305 User Manual

To turn on Wi-Fi Direct™
Make sure your device has the Wi-Fi® function turned on.
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2 From your Home screen, tap
3 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
4 Tap > Wi-Fi Direct.

Sharing your mobile data connection

You can share your device's mobile data connection with a single computer using a USB
cable. This process is called USB tethering. You can also share your device's data
connection with up to eight other devices at once, by turning your device into a portable
Wi-Fi® hotspot.
Mobile data connection sharing overview
When your device is sharing its data connection, the following icons may appear in the
status bar or in the Notification panel:
USB tethering is active
Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot is active
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.
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.
You may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB cable. Go
to www.android.com/tether to get the most current information.
To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot
From the Home screen, tap
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Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot.
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3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
4 Enter the Network SSID for the network. Tap the Security field to select a
security type.
5 If required, enter a password.
6 Tap Save.
7 Drag the slider beside Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to the right. Your device starts
broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID). Up to eight computers or other
devices can now connect to this network.
To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, drag the slider beside Portable
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Wi-Fi hotspot to the left.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
From the Home screen, tap
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Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot.
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3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
4 Enter the Network SSID for the network.
5 To select a security type, tap the Security field.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 Tap Save.
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