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How to Find My WEP to Hook Up My PS3 Wireless

The Sony PlayStation 3 allows for both wired and wireless network connections. In order take advantage of the wireless capabilities of your PS3 and connect it to your WEP-protected wireless router, you will need to know your router's specific WEP passcode. A WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) passcode is a 10-, 26-, or 38-character code in hexadecimal format that can be very difficult to memorize. By using your computer's command prompt and a web browser, you will be able to access your router's administration panel to locate your unique WEP passcode.

Things You'll Need

PC with Windows operating system

Instructions

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  Press the "Start" button to access your computer's Start menu. In Windows 7, the Start menu is labeled with a Windows logo.
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  Select the "Run" option from within the Start menu. Type "CMD" into the field and press "Enter" to launch the command prompt. In Windows 7, you can access the command prompt by typing "CMD" into the search bar at the bottom of the Start menu and pressing "Enter."
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  Type "ipconfig" into the command prompt window and press "Enter." Information regarding your specific IP address configuration will be displayed. Find an entry for "Default Gateway" and write down the corresponding IP address.
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  Exit the command prompt window and open your web browser of choice. Type the IP address from the previous step into the address bar in your web browser and press "Enter" to access your wireless router's administration screen.
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  Log in to your router's administration console using the user name and password you created during the initial setup of your router. If you do not know the current user name and password, you can try the default login credentials. The default user name is "Admin" and the default password is "Admin."
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  Click on your wireless router's "Wireless Security" tab and locate the entry for the WEP passcode. Be sure to write the passcode down because it is long and difficult to remember. You can now enter this WEP passcode into your PS3's wireless setup screen.

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