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How to Connect Your Nintendo Wii to the Internet Over Wi-Fi

The Nintendo Wii is a multifunction game console families can use to play games, watch Netflix and surf the Internet, among other activities. In order to use the Wii for anything other than games, you need to connect it to the Internet. Fortunately, wireless networking is built into the Wii, and users can connect it to the Internet with a simple process.

Things You'll Need

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Wireless router/access point

Instructions

- 1
  At the main menu screen of the Wii, click the "Wii" button in the lower-left corner.
- 2
  Click the "Wii settings" button.
- 3
  Click the "next" arrow to get to the second page.
- 4
  Click the "Internet" button.
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  Click "Connection settings."
- 6
  Choose any of the three connections to set up.
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  Click the "Wireless connection" button.
- 8
  If you have a special setup for your wireless network, such as a hidden SSID or a password, click "Manual Setup." Otherwise, click "Search for an Access Point."
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  Click "OK" at the "Choose the access point you want to connect to" screen, and select the wireless network you wish to use.

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