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How do I turn on WLAN on my Sony PSP?

Hi! I try to go online on my Sony PSP but it will not let me. It says that my wlan switch is off. How do I turn it on?


Dave's Answer:

This is a really common question, so common that I've actually taken a photograph of my own Sony PSP to show exactly what you need to do!

On the lower left edge of your PSP when you're facing the screen, there's a small silver slider switch: that's your WLAN switch. Slide it upwards:

Sony PSP WLAN switch

Can you see it there in the photo? Mine's already up in the WLAN on position.

I leave mine on all the time, though it's possible that I'd get slightly better battery life if I left it off except for when I wanted to access either an ad hoc game or the Internet. Dunno, haven't tested it out.

Anyway, flip that switch up and the little orange light just above it should sporadically pop on for a second or so, and if you scan for a local network connection, it light up quite a bit!

Hope that helps you get up and online!



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Comments

wow thanks i was really confused when my psp asked me to that

Posted by: Patrick at February 27, 2006 10:14 AM

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Posted by: Scott Devine at April 1, 2006 9:18 AM

Crazy that i had no idea what it was...lost the owners manual on the first week... Thankx!

Posted by: Steve at April 7, 2006 12:23 PM

Thank you so much! My son had 10 friends over for a birthday sleepover, and they couldn't get connected to the internat. We found your page and within 10 seconds they were hooked up and ready to play. Now if you could just tell me what to feed 11 hungry adolescents for breakfast...

Posted by: Beyhan Trock at April 22, 2006 10:57 PM

Hi,

Can you help me please??
The switch of my PSP is already turned on, and the power saving utility is turned off, but the system tells me that the WLAN switch is not turned on.

Do you know what is the problem?

Posted by: Gust at May 15, 2006 9:30 PM

Hey i have a psp can i play Online Poker while on the aol on my psp?????????????????????

Posted by: james Black at May 26, 2006 8:56 PM

After I turn on my WLAN switch and try to start a connection, I can't because it says to check my security settings and try again. What do I do?

Posted by: steve at June 3, 2006 11:05 AM

thanx a lot man!! I finally know how because i was getting frustrated and i thought i needed to buy another one. But thanx again!

Posted by: Da G!! at June 26, 2006 9:01 AM

I turn on my WLan switch but it still wont work it says its not turned on still and i can hear it click when i move it up or down. Can ya help me?

Posted by: Mark at July 19, 2006 5:50 PM

HELLO, I AM QUITE FRUSTRATED WITH THIS PSP THING FOR MY BOYS HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP ME. I FIGURED OUT THE WHOLE WLAN BUTTON THANKS TO YOUR WEBSITE. NOW I GET A MESSAGE THE ACCESS POINT WAS NOT DETECTED. WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC ON TO THE PSP AND ARE HAVING TROUBLES. THANKS IF YOU CAN HELP!

Posted by: LAURA at August 9, 2006 3:35 PM

how do i know what the password id for the paental controls

Posted by: brittany at October 16, 2006 6:55 PM

Thanx a lot. even with the networking skills i would have never though the wlan switch was hardware-related. sony has got some idiots on their team.

Posted by: Ease at October 22, 2006 3:56 PM

Jo, hello there bro. I have this problem, MY FREAKING WLAND IS ON, BUT AFTER SOME TIME IT TURNS OFF BY ITSELF, THAT'S QUITE FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING MONSTER HUNTER FREEDOM WITH A FRIEND, HELP ME THERE PLZ...

Posted by: Oscar at November 6, 2006 2:39 PM

Now I feel like an idiot. Thanks!

Posted by: pspnoob at January 5, 2007 4:14 PM

Hey, I tried flipping the switch on the side of my psp the so called " WALAN " switch. ANd it still says the WLAN switch is off, any reason why this is happening?

Posted by: Dakota at January 17, 2007 5:17 PM

Do you have to buy seperate parts like a receiver for your computer to plug in to?
because i can never get a connection. email me back, PLEASE!

Posted by: Mitchell at January 20, 2007 4:22 PM

How do I get music on my psp and how do I use the internet

Posted by: dan at February 3, 2007 2:24 PM

This was the best tip about PSP on any of the sites I have visted!! Now can i down load games direct to my PSP??

Posted by: Raj at February 9, 2007 2:04 PM

ok so i turned the wlan on, but now it says "a connetction error has occurred. The accesse point was not detected." what do i do?

Posted by: Dani at February 12, 2007 8:56 PM

my psp light isnt lighting up i dont know what to do

Posted by: JAY at February 27, 2007 11:24 PM

Jay, if your PSP isn't lighting up, then you probably have a hardware problem and either need to send it to Sony for repair or send it to a third party repair service like TechRestore. Here's an article I wrote about different repair options:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/broken_sony_psp_fixed.html

Good luck!!

Posted by: Dave Taylor at February 28, 2007 10:16 AM

Hi Steve yea.. my PSP's WLAN switch is up but it dosent seem to have tha blanking light to light up and im here where there is DSL connection will it work then? thankz

Posted by: john at March 4, 2007 8:50 PM

hi sorry i mean Dave Just wondering with DSL can the PSP connect to it Wireless or with the DSL's code name or online number by entering it into the psp to track it..?

Posted by: john at March 4, 2007 8:57 PM

hi Dave my psp is sayinng "A connection error has occurred. The attempt to obtain the IP address timed out?" what dose that mean?

Posted by: john at March 4, 2007 9:03 PM

i can,t seem to access the internet, i bought a secondhand psp but it came without a manual pleas help

Posted by: stevie at March 6, 2007 8:04 AM

THX ALOOT

Posted by: yay at March 14, 2007 1:05 AM

i do push up the wlan switch up but when i go to connect it still says the wlan switch is not on

Posted by: kk at March 17, 2007 10:18 AM

how do I find the ssid

Posted by: Ryan Kheejoo at March 24, 2007 5:59 PM

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Posted by: John at March 31, 2007 2:29 PM

hey when i try to connect none secure connection it says check your security setting and try again and sometime it start the process of getting IP address and after sometime it gives a timeout error. what is it can ya help me?

Posted by: Jimmy at April 2, 2007 11:10 PM

It doesnt work i still cant get a good connection on my psp how do i get a good connection

Posted by: Like Jeezy I Hyptonize at April 6, 2007 8:20 PM

How do you get pictures and music onto your psp? It wont let me.

Posted by: Powelly at April 16, 2007 4:17 AM

Can you help me with my psp. When i try to connect to the access point it say that it cannot connect to it?

Posted by: conan williams at April 23, 2007 1:27 PM

thank you so very much!!!!!!!!!!!1

Posted by: joel at April 25, 2007 12:09 PM

it said to hold down the AOSS button down can you please help me find were the button is

Posted by: shadrach kidwell at May 13, 2007 9:42 PM

hey, i turned the wlan switch on but it still says its turned off. why does it do that

Posted by: alex at May 15, 2007 9:58 AM

Thank you very much for this info. I just got a PSP off ebay with no docs and this did the trick. You rock!

Posted by: Jeremy at May 17, 2007 10:20 PM

thank you alot i have spent like 2 hours trying to fiqure this out

Posted by: leslie taylor at May 24, 2007 2:31 PM

hey dave, what is "WPA key"? plz help

Posted by: xxx at May 27, 2007 10:14 AM

Hey Dave! I was looking all over for the friggin WLAN switch and I even looked through the instruction manual (God help me...) and didn't find anything but your site proved useful once again. Thanks!

Posted by: Rich at June 2, 2007 8:46 PM

it said to hold down the AOSS button down can you please help me find were the button is?

Posted by: yashar at June 5, 2007 10:42 AM

Your rock. Exactly the information I needed.

Posted by: Paul at June 28, 2007 1:08 AM

hey when i turn my switch on the orange light dose not come on HELP ME!

Posted by: Savannah at July 3, 2007 5:05 PM

Thanks a lot I have gn to your site a few times and every time i found eactly wat I needed. Thanks Dave.

Posted by: MElanie at July 12, 2007 8:23 AM

It helped a lot ill ask you anything else that i need help on with my psp =]

Posted by: Dennis at July 16, 2007 9:13 PM

everytime i try to connect its says ip address timed out what does that mean

Posted by: rob at July 22, 2007 4:22 AM

Hey, Everytime I try and connect it says ''The attempt to obtain the IP adress timed out.'' Help please!

Posted by: jodie at July 27, 2007 6:15 PM

Hey dave...I have a huge problem and its pissing me completely off..lol ok here it is...I turn WLAN switch on and the connector orange light does not go off so am like ookkk..so i go to connect and it still says the WLAN switch is not on then i try again and it say"a connection error has occured The WLAN switch is not turned on"am about to throw my PsP at the wall so before i did it i look u up plz email me( userttr@aol.com)or contact me on myspace url is j0nc3na tnx bro

Posted by: jon-michael at July 31, 2007 10:28 PM

What do I do when it says the attempt to obtain the ip adress timed out, so can you really please help me I appreciate it.

Posted by: Aghiles at August 2, 2007 5:21 PM

You're the man, spent 15 min. deleting and re-entering settings. googled the question and in less than a minute your page had the answer.

Thanks


VLJ

Posted by: Vee Jay at August 5, 2007 10:58 AM

hey man whenever i try to test the connection, it either says check security settings or no access detected, what is happening man, I really need your help

Posted by: Emman at August 17, 2007 8:30 PM

Thank you so much for the WLAN switch help...The PSP is for my son's 16 bday...I wanted to have it all set up b4 he got it!!!!

Peachy Days!!!!

Cheri

Posted by: Cheri at September 15, 2007 2:22 PM

Ah I feel kinda stupid but thanks for helping me out i now have internet on my psp. aloughti am having a little trouble scrolling down on the internet pages. Thanks for you help you webs site is now on my favorites!!!

Posted by: jhon at September 15, 2007 10:01 PM

hi, i cant go to the internet in my psp i have wlan at my place , .ive scaned for connections and i got connected to it.but when i want to use the connection, it says-obtaining ip adress...-i wait for some time, and then it says -time to obtain ip adress ran out ....what sould i do?

Posted by: alvaro at September 29, 2007 5:55 AM

my psp's acess point was not detected what do i do?

Posted by: abeda at October 7, 2007 4:23 PM

thanks this page helped alot

Posted by: rigo at October 30, 2007 8:54 AM

Hey man. Thanks fr the help. I am kind of a computer nerd, so my little brother looks up to me, and he is only eight years old. So when i couldn't find the WLAN switch, i felt like he was kinda put out. TY SOOO MUCH!!!

Posted by: Game_Wiz101 at November 3, 2007 9:49 PM

Im Tryin To Get Online But It Says Your IP Address Has Timed Out....
And Where Is The Aoss Button

Posted by: Mick at November 5, 2007 3:17 AM

Wow. Thank heavens for the internet. I could have spent hours trying to figure that out, but thanks to you we fixed it in seconds. Thanks!

Posted by: Debra Hamel at November 6, 2007 10:31 AM

HI MY psp keeps saying that ''the attemot to obtain the IP adress timed out'' how do i fix this?

Posted by: dan at November 10, 2007 6:18 AM

where is the aoss button

Posted by: tonio at November 13, 2007 7:51 AM

hey thx alot for helpin me find the WLAN witch but wheres the frickin AOSS button thx

Posted by: oris at November 17, 2007 4:46 AM

how can u put internet on ur psp i dont get it i dont kno my wep password where did i ment to get that from so plz can u help me n i puted it on my psp my connection plz so can u tell me give me a messege it will b co kl (KOOL)

Posted by: Alam at November 22, 2007 3:19 PM

my psp keeps on saying that obtaing the ip address timed out
help plzz
fanx

Posted by: aroosa at December 8, 2007 4:04 PM

Thanks so much! I searched many websites before yours, and found that button within seconds, I feel like an idiot now, but at least my frustration has subsided!

Posted by: Don at December 18, 2007 5:54 AM

YAH im having trouble getting the light itself to turn on buy ... you see , i have the new psp slim and the button that is on the lower left edge of the psp is not on this model so i have to figure out how to do it . if you have any tips plz tell me!

Posted by: Riley at December 25, 2007 9:23 PM

hay i have it like you sad the switch but it keeps saying error has occurred (00000001)

Posted by: toby at December 26, 2007 11:26 PM

Ok, I found the switch but I'm having more troubles.
its now saying "A connection error has occured. The connection to the access point timed out."
What does that mean?

Posted by: Duane at January 5, 2008 1:57 PM

tyvm u are the best every 1
PSP LITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

on psp lite its at top left

Posted by: mattymono at January 14, 2008 2:08 AM

mine says error 0000001 or sumfin HOW DO I FIX IT

Posted by: SAMUEL EVERETT at January 24, 2008 10:14 PM

Hay Dude Thanks Alot
I Have Used Your Site Alot For Different Thing I Have Needed Help With

And I Love How Easy It Is To Understand =]

Thanks Again Dude You Help ALOT!!

xx

Posted by: Yazz at January 27, 2008 3:19 PM

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Posted by: bill at January 29, 2008 4:47 PM

My son was fooling around with my PSP and changed my settings, turning off my WLAN switch in the process. Trying to figure out how to get my PSP to go online again was making me nuts.

Thank you for posting this!! :o)

Posted by: Shannon at February 9, 2008 8:52 AM

i turned on the wlan switch and now it says to press and hol the "AOSS Button" of the acess point until the AOSS indicator starts blinking how in the world do i do that????

Posted by: Alex at February 9, 2008 11:31 AM

Thanks so much for the info! Saved my sanity!

David.

Posted by: David at February 12, 2008 8:27 AM

Hello Dave,may I ask how to turn my WLAN switch because I've already tried to slide the left swich to go up but I can't. please answer my question

from vincent

Posted by: Vincent at February 24, 2008 3:19 AM

ON MY PSP I CAN DO EVERYTHING AND ALL BUT WHEN I TRY TO USE THE INTERNET IT SAYS(A CONNECTION ERROR HAS ACCURED. THE ATTEMT TO OBTAIN THE IP ADDRESS TIMED OT) WHAT DO I DO?

Posted by: JJ at February 26, 2008 6:08 PM

Hi, whilst trying to obtain a IP address it keeps saying a connection error has occurred and i have been timed out. Any ideas? regards mat

Posted by: mat at April 14, 2008 12:05 PM

hi with mine being a white 1 is doesnt have that slider on mine and it says ur WLAN is turned off how do i turn it on

Posted by: kieron at April 30, 2008 3:30 PM

this is not my problem i always says my IP address has timed out what should i do?

Posted by: nate at May 10, 2008 3:35 PM

i cant find the aoss button on my silver psp. can you help?

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