Sony Xperia E4 - 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:

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®.

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

Mark the

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

status bar once you are connected.

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.

To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot

1

From your Homescreen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3

Tap

Portable Wi-Fi 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 and mark the

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox.

8

If prompted, tap

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

Fi® hotspot is active.

9

To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, unmark the

Portable Wi-Fi

hotspot checkbox.

To rename or secure your portable hotspot

1

From the Homescreen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.

3

Tap

Portable Wi-Fi 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.