Sony Xperia X - Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

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Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways, listed

below.

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®.

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

: Share your mobile data connection simultaneously with up to 10 other devices,

including devices that support WPS technology.

To Share Your Data Connection Using a USB Cable

1

Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a

computer.

2

From your

Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

4

Tap the

USB tethering slider, then tap OK if prompted. is displayed in the status

bar once you are connected.

5

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 Cellular Data Connection With Another Bluetooth® Device

1

Make sure your device and the other Bluetooth® device are paired with each

other and cellular data traffic is activated on your device.

2

Your device: From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot and then tap the

Bluetooth tethering slider to enable the function.

4

Bluetooth® device: Set up the device so it gets its network connection using

Bluetooth®. If the device is a computer, refer to the relevant instructions to

complete 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 to appear in the status bar. Once it appears, the setup is

complete.

6

To stop sharing your cellular data connection, 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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To Use Your Device As A Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

1

From your

Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3

Tap

Portable hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

4

Enter the

Network name (SSID) information.

5

To select a security type, tap the

Security field. If required, enter a password.

6

Tap

Save.

7

Tap , then tap the

Portable hotspot slider to enable the function.

8

If prompted, tap

OK to confirm. appears in the status bar once the portable

Wi-Fi hotspot is active.

To Allow a WPS-Supported Device to Use Your Cellular Data Connection

1

Make sure that your device is functioning as a portable hotspot.

2

From your

Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Portable hotspot

settings.

4

Under

Configure hotspot, make sure that your portable hotspot is secured by a

password.

5

Enable

Discoverable, if it was disabled.

6

Tap

WPS Push Button, then follow the relevant instructions. Alternatively, tap >

WPS PIN Entry, then enter the PIN that appears on the WPS-supported device.

To Rename or Secure Your Portable Hotspot

1

From the

Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3

Tap

Portable hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.

4

Enter the

Network name (SSID) for the network.

5

To select a security type, tap the

Security field.

6

If required, enter a password.

7

Tap

Save.