topic Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi in Z Series

Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

arw357 — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:03:40 GMT

Hello, I can not connect my Z3C to the PC via wi-fi neither from the PC Companion How to connect wizard , nor by pairing it with t through the Portable Device Network Configuration from Windows . Both PC Companion How to connect wizard and Portable Device Network Configuration hand when connecting the phone. They do nothing for more than 10 minutes. Phone is in MTP mode. Can you tell me what more information do you need in order to fix this ? Best

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

Thommo — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:56:40 GMT

It should be simple - Open Pc Companion then without your phone been connected click on How to connect then select wi-fi and go through the instructions then it will ask you to connect via usb so it can push the correct settings to your device - once done and you have to open on your phone Settings then Xperia connectivity then USB connectivity and then tap your Pc's name

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

arw357 — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:29:26 GMT

After reading on another site that i have to keep the screen on during the entire process, i changed the screen off to 30 minutes and started the procedure again - this lasted for more than 15 minutes . After that the phone was paired - but it is still unrelentless in it's stubborness in connecting to the PC . I am now stuck in the connect phase of the 5 phase wizard and the phone won't connect to the pc.

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

Thommo — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:04:42 GMT

You should have something pop ip on your phone which you need to tick which allows your Pc and phone access to files - I think from memory it's an RSA key

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

arw357 — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:11:38 GMT

While trying to connect from the phone to the the paired pc i get nothing.for a couple of minutes it's in connecting then it goes straighr to not connected and the pc companion does nothing!

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

Thommo — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:30:33 GMT

Try restarting your phone and Pc and start again - I've just tested mine again and I do get a message on my phone to allow or grant access to which I have to tick a box - If I don't then I have what you experience

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

arw357 — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:37:49 GMT

The issue was that i also had a vpn online - i restarted both pc and phone. Thank you Thomas, it was a pleasure to see such a quick answer from someone on the internet . I wish you best!

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

Steelkeeper — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:34:32 GMT

problem not solved for me... pc and z3c seems paired beacause on the android screen I see the name of my pc

I click on it to connect... connection in progress ("Connessione in corso..." in Italian) and after 1 minute it displays a connection error

I don't know How to connect my phone to my pc via WI-FI...

my phone is brand new and original, not rooted.. what can I do? I just restared pc and phone many times, but nothing seems work

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

Thommo — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:57:48 GMT

Did you got through the setup via Pc Companion - Did you tick the box to allow the RSA key if not then you may have to restart the whole procedure or you have a firewall blocking you or your Anti Virus is

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

Steelkeeper — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:17:15 GMT

I found my mistake! my home network has two wifi connection "Azoto" and "Azoto2"... the first time I tryed to pair my phone, pc was connect to Azoto, and Mobile phone to Azoto2... I didn't see that! So my pc was visible on android but, beacause on a different wifi network, was impossibile to work.

Now I removed previous connection, and started from the beginnig and selected the right (the same) pc wifi network, and it works great!
hope to help someone with the same problem

thank you!

sorry for my english

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

kazeus83 — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:34:28 GMT

Another answer. I had problems too. Nothing was working. All I had to do in the end was to forget network on laptop and reconnect to THE SAME network again.. Same ip same password same ssid. Not sure why but it is working now. Go figure..

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

AlanWa — Sun, 17 May 2015 11:37:09 GMT

Hi,

I've read all these posts with interest, because I can't pair my Xperia Z3 compact with my PC. I've tried everything suggested here, and I have tried turning my firewall off, opening windows explorer as administrator in order to run the wizard, but nothing. I have tried pairing as suggested on the phone, from Windows explorer, and by reinstalling the PC Companion software and chosing Wifi when asked how I want to connect to my phone.

One time, the wizard told me that the phone and the PC were already paired (the phone confirmed that they weren't); every other time the wizard (or sometimes the Sony PC Companion software has just hung and stopped responding. After 10 minutes or so, I close them.

One odd thing that may/may not be connected is that every time I connect my phone ot the PC using a USB cable, I get a message on the phone telling me to install the latest software on my PC. If I accept, a dialogue opens on the PC, and downloads the same version of the PC companion software that I already have installed.

I am running Android 5.0.2 on the phone and Windows 7 professional 64 bit on my PC together with McAfee anti-virus and firewall (sometimes disabled.) The Sony PC companion is 2.1.0.0 updated 10 April 2015.

Is there an issue with the Sony software on a 64 bit OS? It's support page says that it should work.

All ideas gratefully recieved.

Alan Watson

Re: Connect to PC via Wi-Fi

DGolubets — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 12:23:46 GMT

I have the same problem with my phone.

It pairs, but doesn't connect.

However, I have no problems connecting my Z1 Tablet (both upgraded to Android 5). That means it is less likely to be my PC settings, but something with phone or PC companion..