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How to Access Wireless Internet With a PSP

Sony's handheld Playstation Portable, or PSP, is more than a single player game machine that also plays movies. Set up correctly, you can challenge other PSP owners to play against you either on the basketball court or on the battlefield or to use its web browser to travel through cyberspace. The key is in correctly setting up its wireless communications capabilities to reach out and touch someone.

Instructions

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  Turn on the wireless network adapter, which can be found on the left side of the PSP. If any other Playstation Portables are within range, they will be displayed on the screen. Just click on one and you're connected.
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  Decide whether you want to set up your Playstation Portable for an ad-hoc or infrastructure network. An ad-hoc network will allow you to communicate with other PSPs within range. The infrastructure network will allow you to access the Internet.
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  Give your network a name. Any name will do, such as "Home Network" or "Business Network."
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  Select the network you want to use from a list of wireless networks within range displayed on the PSPs screen, and the PSP will try to acquire a signal. If the network is protected, you'll be prompted to enter a WEP code, which is usually a series of letters and numbers. This will be the case with most private, business or home networks. Public hotspots, such as those found in libraries and coffee shops usually aren't protected.
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  Use the PSP's web browser to stroll through cyberspace now that you are connected. You can set up any combination of 10 ad-hoc and infrastructure networks on a single PSP.

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