Sony 1275-9580 manual Sharing your mobile data connection, Mobile data connection sharing overview

To turn on Wi-Fi Direct™

1Make sure your device has the Wi-Fi® function turned on.

2From your Home screen, tap .

3Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

4Tap > 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

1Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device.

2Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a computer.

3From your Home screen, tap .

4Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.

5Mark the USB tethering checkbox.

6To 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

1Drag the status bar downwards, then tap > More….

2Find and tap Tethering & portable hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.

3Enter the Network SSID for the network. Tap the Security field to select a security type.

4If required, enter a password.

5Tap Save.

6Mark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox. Your device starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID). Up to eight computers or other devices can now connect to this network.

7To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, unmark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox.

To rename or secure your portable hotspot

1Drag the status bar downwards, then tap > More….

2Find and tap Tethering & portable hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.

3Enter the Network SSID for the network.

4To select a security type, tap the Security field.

5If required, enter a password.

6Tap Save.

Virtual private networks (VPNs)

Use your device to connect to virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow you to access resources inside a secured local network from outside the actual network. For

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