Sony Xperia 5
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Using your phone as Wi-Fi hotspot
When you use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can share your phone's internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. To use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you need to set up your phone for internet.
![Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen. Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-005dccd8-bbfe-4273-9b08-ff0e8ffa538e.png?width=210&height=490)
![Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen. Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-005dccd8-bbfe-4273-9b08-ff0e8ffa538e.png?width=310&height=726)
Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
![Press the settings icon. Press the settings icon.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-cb3d6005-6bd3-4188-9a42-ad55c8796242.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press the settings icon. Press the settings icon.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-cb3d6005-6bd3-4188-9a42-ad55c8796242.png?width=310&height=726)
Press the settings icon.
![Press Network & Internet. Press Network & Internet.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-68e89c57-030d-47bf-b5f7-f988f0cd5988.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press Network & Internet. Press Network & Internet.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-68e89c57-030d-47bf-b5f7-f988f0cd5988.png?width=310&height=726)
Press Network & Internet.
![Press Hotspot & tethering. Press Hotspot & tethering.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-144ef4ff-2d8b-463b-9e0e-9d8a4ced5120.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press Hotspot & tethering. Press Hotspot & tethering.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-144ef4ff-2d8b-463b-9e0e-9d8a4ced5120.png?width=310&height=726)
Press Hotspot & tethering.
![Press Portable hotspot. Press Portable hotspot.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-ab94ade7-a027-468c-80c2-72d19ad2d59e.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press Portable hotspot. Press Portable hotspot.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-ab94ade7-a027-468c-80c2-72d19ad2d59e.png?width=310&height=726)
Press Portable hotspot.
![Press Configure hotspot. Press Configure hotspot.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-aed93a89-f219-496b-a5e6-9fa25dd850a5.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press Configure hotspot. Press Configure hotspot.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-aed93a89-f219-496b-a5e6-9fa25dd850a5.png?width=310&height=726)
Press Configure hotspot.
![Press the field below Press the field below](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-397cac68-0f12-4e52-98b7-5e6f0548edaa.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press the field below Press the field below](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-397cac68-0f12-4e52-98b7-5e6f0548edaa.png?width=310&height=726)
Press the field below "Network name (SSID)" and key in the required name.
![Press the drop down list below Press the drop down list below](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-397cac68-0f12-4e52-98b7-5e6f0548edaa.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press the drop down list below Press the drop down list below](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-397cac68-0f12-4e52-98b7-5e6f0548edaa.png?width=310&height=726)
Press the drop down list below "Security".
![Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot. Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-dd45325c-37e9-4f72-86cc-1736cd906a0b.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot. Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-dd45325c-37e9-4f72-86cc-1736cd906a0b.png?width=310&height=726)
Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.
![Press the field below Press the field below](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-397cac68-0f12-4e52-98b7-5e6f0548edaa.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press the field below Press the field below](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-397cac68-0f12-4e52-98b7-5e6f0548edaa.png?width=310&height=726)
Press the field below "Password" and key in the required password.
![Press SAVE. Press SAVE.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-334cb814-c2d7-449c-9790-89494b950af9.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press SAVE. Press SAVE.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-334cb814-c2d7-449c-9790-89494b950af9.png?width=310&height=726)
Press SAVE.
![Press the indicator below Press the indicator below](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-aed93a89-f219-496b-a5e6-9fa25dd850a5.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press the indicator below Press the indicator below](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-aed93a89-f219-496b-a5e6-9fa25dd850a5.png?width=310&height=726)
Press the indicator below "Portable hotspot" to turn on the function.
![Press the Home key to return to the home screen. Press the Home key to return to the home screen.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-9f22c6a4-f91c-48ad-8ab2-97c85e1a8115.png?width=210&height=490)
![Press the Home key to return to the home screen. Press the Home key to return to the home screen.](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-9f22c6a4-f91c-48ad-8ab2-97c85e1a8115.png?width=310&height=726)
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
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![Sony Xperia 5 Sony Xperia 5](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-acebc035-9c1a-4a07-a49d-56fda005e0e0.png?width=540&height=800)
Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device.
![Sony Xperia 5 Sony Xperia 5](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-acebc035-9c1a-4a07-a49d-56fda005e0e0.png?width=520&height=540)
![Sony Xperia 5 Sony Xperia 5](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-acebc035-9c1a-4a07-a49d-56fda005e0e0.png?width=540&height=800)
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
![Sony Xperia 5 Sony Xperia 5](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-acebc035-9c1a-4a07-a49d-56fda005e0e0.png?width=520&height=540)
![Sony Xperia 5 Sony Xperia 5](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-acebc035-9c1a-4a07-a49d-56fda005e0e0.png?width=540&height=800)
Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot and establish the connection.
![Sony Xperia 5 Sony Xperia 5](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-acebc035-9c1a-4a07-a49d-56fda005e0e0.png?width=520&height=540)
![Sony Xperia 5 Sony Xperia 5](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/020724-f-acebc035-9c1a-4a07-a49d-56fda005e0e0.png?width=540&height=800)
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.