Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection - Sony xperia z2 User Manual

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Push button method – simply push a button on a WPS-supported device, for
example, a router.
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PIN method – your device creates a random PIN (Personal Identification Number),
which you enter on the WPS-supported device.
To connect to a Wi-Fi® network using a WPS button
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From your Home screen, tap
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Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
3
Turn on Wi-Fi® if it is not already on.
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Tap , then press the WPS button on the WPS-supported device.
To connect to a Wi-Fi® network using a WPS PIN
1
From your Home screen, tap
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Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
3
Turn on Wi-Fi® if it is not already on.
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Tap > WPS PIN Entry.
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On the WPS-supported device, enter the PIN that appears on your device.

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. Similarly, you can share your
device's mobile data connection with other devices with NFC Wi-Fi® tethering or
Bluetooth tethering. You can also share your device's mobile data connection by
turning your device into a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot. When your device's mobile data
connection is successfully shared, the sharing devices can use your device's data
connection, for example, to surf the Internet, download applications, or send and
receive emails.
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 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 & Mobile Hotspot.
5 Mark the Mobile Broadband Connect checkbox, then tap OK if prompted.
displayed in the status bar once you are connected.
6 To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the Mobile Broadband Connect
checkbox or disconnect the USB cable.
You cannot share both your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the
same time.
To share your mobile connection by NFC Wi-Fi® tethering
1
Make sure that both devices have the NFC function turned on, and that both
screens are active.
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From your Home screen, tap
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Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot > NFC Wi-Fi
tethering.
4 Tap OK if prompted.
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Hold devices back to back so that the NFC detection areas of each device
touch each other, and they will connect automatically.
This function only works with devices that also support NFC Wi-Fi tethering.
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