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Sony Xperia XZ2

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Use your mobile phone as Wi-Fi hotspot

When you use your mobile phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can share your mobile phone's Internet connection with other devices via WLAN. Remember, you need to set up your mobile phone for Internet. Depending on your price plan additional costs could arise.

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Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your mobile phone.

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Press the settings icon.

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Press Network & Internet.

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Press Hotspot & tethering.

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Press Portable hotspot settings.

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Press Configure hotspot.

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Press the field below "Network name (SSID)" and key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.

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Press the drop down list below "Security".

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Press WPA2 PSK.

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Press the field below "Password" and key in the required password.

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Press SAVE.

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Press the return icon.

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Press Portable hotspot until the function is activated.

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Do the following on the device which will connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot:
Activate WLAN.
Find the list of available WLANs.
Select the network name you keyed in in step 2.
Key in the password you selected in step 2 and establish a connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
When the connection is established, you can access the Internet from the other device.

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Press the home icon to end the session and return to the Home screen.

1. Find "Hotspot & tethering"

Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your mobile phone.
Press the settings icon.
Press Network & Internet.
Press Hotspot & tethering.

2. Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot

Press Portable hotspot settings.
Press Configure hotspot.
Press the field below "Network name (SSID)" and key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press the drop down list below "Security".
Press WPA2 PSK.
Press the field below "Password" and key in the required password.
Press SAVE.
Press the return icon.

3. Activate Wi-Fi hotspot

Press Portable hotspot until the function is activated.

4. Establish a connection

Do the following on the device which will connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot:
Activate WLAN.
Find the list of available WLANs.
Select the network name you keyed in in step 2.
Key in the password you selected in step 2 and establish a connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
When the connection is established, you can access the Internet from the other device.
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5. Return to the Home screen

Press the home icon to end the session and return to the Home screen.

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