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How to Get the SSID for the Wii

You have set up your Wii and are anxious to begin playing games. But when testing your Wi-Fi connection to your Wii, you are receiving errors. The error is "Your wireless network is not within range or incompatible to the Wii" What should you do? One of your first steps is to check your SSID. An SSID, or service set identifier, is a 32-character code that specifies the access point of your wireless network. The SSID also acts as the name of your wireless network. This ID is defined on your network's router software. The SSID for your Wi-Fi network and the Wii settings must be in sync for the Wii to function properly.

Things You'll Need

Wii gaming system
Wii Remote
Access to your network's wireless router

Instructions

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  Go to your computer and log in to your Internet router settings.
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  Find the wireless settings information for your router.
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  Locate the SSID field. This field displays the name of your wireless network.
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  Carefully write the SSID on a piece of paper. Make sure that you are copying the SSID exactly as displayed in the SSID field. Pay attention to capital letters, spaces or special characters.
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  Go to your Wii. On the Wii main menu, click on the "Wii" button in the lower left corner. The Wii Settings screen is displayed.
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  Click on the "Wii Settings" icon on the right side of the screen.
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  Click on the blue arrow on the right side of the screen to move to page 2 of the Wii Settings options.
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  Scroll down and click on the "Internet" button.
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  Click on "Connection Settings."
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  Click on your wireless connection.
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  Click on "Manual Setup."
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  Click the blue arrow to find the SSID field.
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  Carefully compare the SSID entered in the Wii's SSID Settings field to the SSID that you wrote down from your router settings. If these SSIDs are not identical, change the Wii SSID to match your network's SSID. If the SSIDs match, the SSID is not the problem with your Wii setup. Contact Nintendo Technical Support for additional troubleshooting information.

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