Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection - Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact G8441 User Manual

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.
To share your mobile data connection with another Bluetooth device
1 Make sure that your device and the other Bluetooth device are paired with
each other and that mobile data traffic is activated on your device.
2 Your device: Find and tap Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot &
tethering. Tap the Bluetooth tethering slider to enable the function.
3 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 > Device connection > Previously connected
devices, then tap the Internet access slider.
4 Your device: Wait for
appear, the setup is complete.
5 Tap the Bluetooth tethering slider again to disable the function.
The Bluetooth tethering function is turned off every time you turn off your device or turn off
the Bluetooth function.
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