Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet Help Guide - Page 49

Tethering with Xperia Link™‎, To Allow a WPS-Supported Device to Use Your Cellular Data Connection

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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 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 Mobile Hotspot 1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3 Tap Portable hotspot settings > Configure hotspot. 4 Enter the Network name (SSID) information. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. 6 If required, enter a password. 7 Tap SAVE. Tethering with Xperia Link™ If you have an Xperia™ device, you can share your internet connection with another Xperia™ device. This way, your device can connect to the internet without having to use its own SIM card and data connection. This feature is useful when you are out and about and your device doesn't have or support a cellular or Wi-Fi connection on your tablet. Before you use tethering with Xperia Link™, make sure the Xperia Link™ application is installed and set up on both devices. Also, your Xperia™ device must have a camera with auto focus. The Xperia Link™ application is only supported by Xperia™ devices running the Android™ 4.0 software version or higher. If the Xperia Link™ application is not pre-installed on your Xperia™ device, you can download it from Google Play™. To Connect Your Xperia™ Devices Using a QR Code™ 1 Make sure the Bluetooth function is activated on both Xperia™ devices and that the devices have an active internet connection. 2 Tablet: From your Homescreen, tap > Xperia Link > Add device, then follow the instructions to complete the setup. A QR Code™ appears on the screen. 3 The other device: From your Homescreen, tap > Xperia Link > Add device > Scan. 4 Hold your device over the QR Code™ on the screen until the complete QR Code™ is visible in the viewfinder of the device. 5 Your device automatically scans the QR Code™ and connects to your tablet once the QR Code™ is recognized. 6 To confirm the connection, tap OK. 49 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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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 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 Mobile Hotspot
1
From the Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
More
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
.
3
Tap
Portable hotspot settings
>
Configure hotspot
.
4
Enter the
Network name (SSID)
information.
5
To select a security type, tap the
Security
field.
6
If required, enter a password.
7
Tap
SAVE
.
Tethering with Xperia Link™
If you have an Xperia™ device, you can share your internet connection with another
Xperia™ device. This way, your device can connect to the internet without having to use
its own SIM card and data connection. This feature is useful when you are out and about
and your device doesn’t have or support a cellular or Wi-Fi connection on your tablet.
Before you use tethering with Xperia Link™, make sure the Xperia Link™ application is
installed and set up on both devices. Also, your Xperia™ device must have a camera
with auto focus.
The Xperia Link™ application is only supported by Xperia™ devices running the Android™ 4.0
software version or higher. If the Xperia Link™ application is not pre-installed on your Xperia™
device, you can download it from Google Play™.
To Connect Your Xperia™ Devices Using a QR Code™
1
Make sure the Bluetooth function is activated on both Xperia™ devices and that
the devices have an active internet connection.
2
Tablet
: From your Homescreen, tap
>
Xperia Link
>
Add device
, then follow
the instructions to complete the setup. A QR Code™ appears on the screen.
3
The other device
: From your Homescreen, tap
>
Xperia Link
>
Add device
>
Scan
.
4
Hold your device over the QR Code™ on the screen until the complete QR
Code™ is visible in the
viewfinder
of the device.
5
Your device automatically scans the QR Code™ and connects to your tablet once
the QR Code™ is recognized.
6
To
confirm
the connection, tap
OK
.
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