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How to Connect PS3 to PC Wireless

The Sony PlayStation 3 has a number of media capabilities beyond just playing video games and Blu-ray discs. You can connect your PS3 to a PC via a wireless connection to play music and movies and view photos. The PS3 comes standard with a built in Wi-Fi adapter, so it̵7;s a breeze to connect it to your wireless network. Just follow these steps to configure your wireless connection.

Instructions

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  Turn on your PS3.
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  Go to the ̶0;Settings̶1; tab in the Cross Media Bar.
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  Select ̶0;PlayStation Network Settings̶1; under the ̶0;Network Settings̶1; option.
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  Configure your connection. Select ̶0;Wireless̶1; when prompted for your connection type and select ̶0;Easy.̶1; Search for SSID̵7;s and select your networks SSID, which is your networks broadcast name. Input your password. Run the connection test to finish the setup.
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  Enable sharing on your PC. Open Windows Media Player, select ̶0;Tools̶1; from the tool bar and click ̶0;Options.̶1; Select the ̶0;Library̶1; tab and click ̶0;Configure Sharing.̶1; Check the ̶0;Share my media to̶1; check box to enable sharing. Right-click on your PS3 in the device list, which will be listed as ̶0;PS3̶1; or ̶0;Unknown Device̶1; and select ̶0;Allow.̶1;
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  Go to either the ̶0;Movies,̶1; ̶0;Music̶1; or ̶0;Photo̶1; tab in your PS3̵7;s Cross Media Bar, and you will find your computer listed. From those menus, you can watch movies, listen to music, or view photos wirelessly from your PC.

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