playstation 3 wireless connection setup

WOODSTL · #1 01-05-2008, 05:26 PM

Hi there!

I am seeking help as a beginner trying to set up my PS3 60GB to the Internet wirelessly for the first time.

I read a description on how to go about it, but it still confused me.

My set up at home is:

Main telephone socket downstairs. (Just cordless phone coming from wall).

Another phone socket upstairs with lead from that going to a wire USB modem to PC and another fixed telephone.

My Internet is broadband.

I have a TV downsatairs and one upstairs near to the PC which I use for PS3.

I have a NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router DG834G V3
Which I am trying to set up. I can’t even get it to connect to the Internet at the moment. That’s not too important.
Have you got the step-by-step settings I need to follow to connect my PS3 to the Internet please?

Thanks.
WOODSTL.

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #2 01-05-2008, 07:44 PM

Considering that is a modem and router both you should be able to set up the Netgear and not have to use the USB modem at all. This may sound somewhat complicated but between you, me and your net provider tech support we should be able to get you through it.

First step is to take the lead that is currently going into the USB modem and put that into the WLAN port on the back of the Netgear (it's on the left side when looking at the back). Now, run a small bit of ethernet cable from one of the other ports on the router to the ethernet port on the back of your computer. Finally, plug in the power adaptor for the router.

Now to set up the router for your internet connection. You may want to contact your internet provider on that one as they will have to give you certain bits of information such as:

• Virtual Path Identifier (VPI)/Virtual Channel Indentifier (VCI) parameters
• Multiplexing Method
• Host and Domain Names
• ISP Login Name and Password
• ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses
• Fixed or Static IP Address

Once you have all of this use the Smart Wizard setup for the router on the computer for easiest set up. It should ask for the various items through the process if it does not detect them automatically. This Smart Wizard is on the CD that came with the router. Just take your time, read the screen and things will go smoothly .

Once things are going there it is time to set things up on the router portion for the PlayStation 3. Type http://192.168.0.1 in the web browser address bar to get to the log in for the router set up. In the window that comes up type admin for the username and password for the password blank (original, aren't they?). Click on Wireless Settings in the Setup menu. The first part of this page can be left alone. Just below you should see a check box called "Enable Wireless Access Point"- this turns the wireless of the router on and off so make sure this is checked then click the Apply button.

Next, you should look for the LAN IP Setup. In here you will be setting up a special address just for the PlayStation 3. The place should look like this:

Near the bottom you will see the bit called "Address reservation"- click the Add button just below it. In the screen that comes up next you should see a blank to type in an IP address as well as what is called a MAC Address. For the IP address make sure it is something that will not interfere with other items going online, maybe 192.168.0.10 will be good. The MAC Address is, in simple terms, the PlayStation 3's ID to the router. You will find this by going into the PS3's Settings menu, then down to System Settings and go to System Information near the bottom of this section. Type in the address exactly as it is shown there. Once everything is in place click the Apply button.

Finally, we get to the PlayStation 3 itself. Down at the bottom of the Settings menu is the Network Settings- go in here and select Internet Connection Settings. Choose yes on the box that comes up. Hit right on the d-pad and select "easy". Hit right again and select "wireless"- hit right at this point and select "scan". If everything went well with the previous set up it should see the router and give you a percentage for a signal strength. Select it and move right again. Leave Security Settings at "none" if you did not turn on the router's encryption and move right. Save the settings and the PS3 will do a conection test. gain, if all went well you should now be online with your PS3!

WOODSTL · #3 01-13-2008, 02:18 PM

Hi again!

I have managed to get my PS3 connected by ethernet cable.

I really want it wirleless. My Netgear routers wirleless light is active and in internet settings on the PS3 under WLAN settings and I scan, I get signal strengh of 100%

Under WLAN SECURITY SETTING I select NONE.

I then get the error message:

error in connection and some numbers in brackets.

Any ideas where im going wrong please?

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #4 01-13-2008, 02:25 PM

It would help to know what the numbers are to be able to do a search for the meaning.

When you do the scan, do you see anything under 'security' for that connection? It's possible there is encryption in place to make the wireless network secure from anyone trying to mooch access.

WOODSTL · #5 01-14-2008, 07:09 AM

Hi,

Under SECURITY i have WPA-PSK(TKIP).

Under SSID i have a code I entered when I configured my router.

Should I choose none under WLAN SECURITY SETTING? When i do that the message i get is as follows:

A connection to the acsess point could not be established. Check the security settings for the wireless LAN. (8013013E)

Thanks.

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #6 01-14-2008, 07:50 AM

SSiD is the name of the connection- this should match whatever the SSiD is called on the router itself (most likely default- you can check this in the router set up).

What you will have to do is select the same security that it shows for that connection (WPA-PSK) and enter into the PS3 the pass key it needs to get permission to access the network. You can get this in your Security tab on the router set up.

WOODSTL · #7 01-14-2008, 12:45 PM

I used the WEP key option and i is connected now!!! Is it okay to do it this way security wide??

WOODSTL · #8 01-14-2008, 12:45 PM

I ment security wise...

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #9 01-14-2008, 12:53 PM

If you are really wanting to keep your home network secure I would switch things back to WPA for the security- WEP has been proven to be near useless as an encryption standard. But, if security isn't that big a thing then leave things as is and enjoy the online play.

WOODSTL · #10 01-16-2008, 02:16 AM

Thanks for all your help...

I will try WPA..

tosaman · #11 01-21-2008, 06:50 PM

I read this thread with interest. I, too, am having problems getting my wireless working. The PS3 finds my router okay, but can't make the final connection.

I'm running with WEP security disabled, using instead the wireless card access list function of my Netgear router. I've enter the MAC code of my PS3 but still no go.

Any suggestions as to why this isn't working??

thx

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #12 01-21-2008, 06:57 PM

How much signal are you getting, tosaman? You may not have enough to keep a connection going?

You may want to look at the DHCP Address Reservation i pictured up above- adding the PS3's MAC Address there and setting a custom Ip address should help.

Next thing to look at would be possibly port forwarding- the PlayStation network uses specific ports that are sometimes closed by default. The ones to open are:
• TCP Ports: 80, 443, 5223, and 10070 - 10080
• UDP Ports: 3478, 3479, 3658, and 10070

tosaman · #13 01-22-2008, 09:25 AM

Lyndon -- thanks for the quick reply. My signal strength usually shows around 65%, which should be enough. My apologies, but not be a techie, I don't quite understand the rest of your suggestions. If there is a DHCP graphic in one of your earlier postings, I can't display it now. I'm not dumb -- just a little slow on this kind of stuff. Again, thanks for the assistance.

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #14 01-22-2008, 09:51 AM

It's all in the second post of this thread, tosa, along with how to get there in the netgear router settings. Once in to the router setting on your computer click on Wireless Settings and from there go to LAN IP Setup. In here is a place called Address Reservation- this is where you would set up a specific IP address just for the PS3 using the MAC address of it as an Identifier for the router's benefit.

65% should normally be enough but the PS3's wifi card has proven to be a bit on the weak side- depending on how far away the router is from your system you may want to consider going wired or pick up a range extender to boost the signal.

tosaman · #15 01-23-2008, 01:55 PM

Lyndon -- thanks alot. The Address Reservation suggestion worked! Signal strength seems to be enough. Now I just have to figure out how to start online gaming. Any "thread" suggestions that I should check out?? I currently have Madden 2008 and Tiger Woods Golf.

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #16 01-23-2008, 02:13 PM

Have a look through the menus of the games, tosa- the online play is easy to spot. The game manuals give a good starter on getting online play under way.

I will suggest checking out a couple of other games for online play in the future. A favorite of several of the regulars here is Call of Duty 4. You may also want to check out Warhawk and Burnout: Paradise.

CrazyWoman · #17 06-12-2008, 11:43 PM

I haven't even got far enough to begin the PS3 setup, I'm still sourcing my router. I have chosen the D-Link DIR-625 RangeBooster N Router and will also be installing the D-Link DWA-542 RangeBooster N Adapter into my PC. My question is: I see a lot of people on various forums are using the WEP security. The router I have chosen does not offer that, it only has the WPA and WPA2. Is this a problem? Should I select different products? I don't want to use the WEP security as it doesn't sound like much security at all. Thanks for helping! Lisa

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #18 06-13-2008, 04:34 AM

If security is a concern for you then WPA/ WPA 2 is definitely the way to go. The PS3 can handle that with no problems.

However, for the moment I would suggest not going with a wireless N router. The specs that manufacturers are using are still in the draft stages and are not finalized plus you would have no speed advantage with the PS3 (it uses 802.11G and 802.11 B ). The router would attempt to go backward to those standards.

Instead, pick up a relatively inexpensive 802.11 G router such as the D-Link WBR- 2310 (currently $60 at Best Buy). You should be able to skip the wireless card in your computer and just use a bit of ethernet cable for its connection and use the wireless for the PS3. If you do want to go wireless with the PC as well, however, the D-Link WDA- 2320 card will work great with the router I suggest.

CrazyWoman · #19 06-13-2008, 08:58 AM

I didn't know I could connect a wireless router WITHOUT putting a wireless card into my PC. My understanding from HP was that I had to do that. I most certainly have zero interest in making my PC wireless. But I am also purchasing a laptop which comes with 802.11n already installed. So I figured that Wireless N was the way to go, so that the laptop can function as fast as possible. I do understand that the PS3 has the slower connectivity and won't use the Wireless N functionality. Sadly, I don't understand a word you said about skipping the wireless card in the computer & just using a bit of ethernet cable to connect (connect what?) and use the wireless for the PS3. I thought I had to put the wireless card into the PC in order for it to "talk" to the router and that the router goes on my desk after the cable modem. I'm also concerned about my wireless phone. It's 5.8GHz. Will the router or the PS3 interfere?
I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that I should pay The Geek Squad to come and do this for me, methinks.

**Lyndon M STAFF** · #20 06-13-2008, 10:39 AM

Your computer would have at least one ethernet port on the back (similar to a phone jack but a touch bigger). Just about all routers , even though they are called wireless, have several out ports for wired connections via ethernet cable. So, you could save yourself some cash and not buy the wireless card at all- instead, buy a short bit of regular CAT-5e ethernet cable to go between the router and your desktop computer. You definitely would need the wireless for the laptop- the adapter inside the computer should be able to work under 802.11 G as well, however, and your speed will still be limited to how fast your own internet connection is. The speed rates for wireless is more about data transfer between the two (router and things connecting to it).

It's really not as hard as you are possibly thinking right now- I read up into this sort of thing a bit before making the router purchase so i would have a bit of an idea as to what i was doing. After that, it's all trial and error (yes, there was a bit of error in there the first time ). The instructions that come with the router Quickstart guide will lead step-by-step on the set up and it only takes a few minutes to get running (mostly just involving putting in some details about your connection such as the type, username and password if needed, that sort of thing).

You should have no problems regarding your cordless phone- most routers use 2.4 GHz. The PS3 will pose no problems either- it will simply pick up the wi-fi signal and attempt to get online that way when you want it to.

tetteh · #21 09-05-2008, 06:34 AM

I've managed to connect my ps3 to the internet using my wireless router, and I'm now trying to share some files from my desktop.
How do I pick up the media I have shared on my desktop though my network? I'm running xp, and on my network places on my desktop I don't see the ps3 as being on the network.

Could anyone please provide a guide (step by step would be wonderful) on how to share files with the ps3?
I called sony and they said I have to have a media server or something?
I have never shared files on my home network before, so I'm a bit of a noobie at this. I have shared the internet with my work laptop, but because of the security settings on my work laptop, I can't add it to my home network.

PLEASE HELP!

MF5781 · #22 10-17-2008, 01:10 PM

Hi Lyndon:

I just bought a 80GB PS3 to replace the 40GB, which was not working. The old PS3 wireless connection was setup by my son with the same D-Link DI-524. However, this time my son is not here, I have to do it myself. The wireless signal is 70% and I try to put the MAC and system name in the router as taught by you on the second post. But after I input 26-digit WEP keys, and press START, it always goes back to the WEP screen showing 8*. There is no error message and no connection. Does it mean I put the wrong keys or there is other reason?

I try very carefully in inputting the keys. I even try to use a keyboard to input the keys. But the ENTER key is just an EDIT key. Can you also tell me which key in the keyboard is the same as START key?

**Rob C STAFF** · #23 10-17-2008, 04:47 PM

When it shows the WEP Key screen again with the 8 '***' it means you've inputted the numbers correctly. All you need to do after that is press the right directional button to progress further on through the settings.

BlaqGamer · #24 11-24-2008, 08:33 PM

Hello everyone,

I have a Netgear router and comcast high speed internet as my provider.

Threw my PS3 I get an internet connection and i am able to browse the browser on my PS3. I even able to perform internet connection test and everything comes out connected and online. my Ps3 picks up my router and connection just fine. My security is Wpa-personal is this stopping me from connecting PSN if so what should i do to fix this..??

the problem comes in when i try to proceed to connect to PSN to create a user account the welcome screen comes up and as i try to connect it loads for a while and then says "Server connection timed out" I cant even get past the welcoming screen.

Please help
call of duty is calling me.
BlaqGamer.

jaydecay · #25 11-26-2008, 03:00 PM

Hi there,

Im having the exact same problem.

Have had my PS3 since the sdummer and have never had any problem accessing the PSN - have played online and purchased loads of stuff from the store.

About 2 weeks ago or so I can no longer get into the PSN - I get the same connection timed out message.

Weird thing is I can use the web browser to go online and when I go into netweok setting I am fully connected with 100% signal strength.

Im on Sky Broadband, wirelessly with a netgear router - is it something to do with either sky or netgear?

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