How to Connect a Nintendo Wii With a Linksys Wireless WRT160N

Customize the Linksys WRT160N Settings

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  Use your computer to log into the Linksys WRT160N wireless router by typing "http://192.168.1.1" into a web browser's Internet address bar.

• 2

  Enter your user name and password to access the Linksys WRT160N's options.

• 3

  Select "Basic Wireless Settings," then click the "Wireless" tab.

• 4

  Change your "Channel" to either "1" or "11."

• 5

  Log out of your Linksys WRT160N by closing the web browser.

Connect the Nintendo Wii to the Linksys WRT160N

• 6

  Click on the "Wii" icon on the bottom left corner of the screen on the Wii's main menu.

• 7

  Select "Wii Settings."

• 8

  Choose the "Internet" option. It is the third option from the top of the list.

• 9

  Open the "Connection Settings" menu.

• 10

  Pick any available "Connection" on the list, and choose the "Wireless" option for that connection.

• 11

  Click the "Search for an Access Point" button.

• 12

  Choose the Linksys WRT160N wireless connection once the Wii displays a list of available connections. Your Nintendo Wii will immediately connect to the wireless router.