How does my Sony PSP find wireless wifi networks?

I'm baffled: on my Sony PSP, when I try to connect to the network, it says that there are no access points detected. What shall I do?

Dave's Answer:

I'm surprised by how often I see this question submitted or added as a comment on other Sony PSP discussions, actually. I think that the problem here is that a lot of Sony PSP owners aren't necessarily the geeky computer contingent that the Sony marketing team believes us to be.

To a computer savvy person, you say "wireless network" and they instantly know that we're talking about an 802.11 or "wi-fi" network and that they require both a physical network connection -- a modem, cable model, DSL line, etc -- and what's called a "wireless base station" that communicates with all the wireless devices and relays their network requests onto the physical network connection.

In our offices, for example, we have a cable modem line that plugs directly into a wireless base station. It's having both of those that give you a wireless network connection: If you have either alone, you'll either have a network connection but no way to connect to it wirelessly, or a wireless local network that isn't actually hooked up to the Internet at large.

On the Sony PSP unit, it supports wireless networking with its built-in wifi network capabilities, and now with the 2.0 firmware update, it also includes a reasonably powerful Web browser, but just as you can't watch a movie without a UMD or memory stick, you can't actually use the PSP to connect to the Internet without finding a local wireless network to join.

And that's where you are: If you're seeing "no access points" displayed, it's because you aren't within range of a wireless wifi network. Make sense?

Now, it turns out that there are two basic types of wireless networks that a PSP can connect to: an "open" network and a network that has what's called a Wireless Encryption Password, or WEP. The latter is a bit safer from the geek perspective, but if you're just plugging in to grab a download, can be more of a hassle because you need to find out the network password and enter it on your PSP so you'll be allowed on the network.

An open network, one that doesn't have any password requirement, is riskier for regular computer usage, but a ton easier for us Sony PSP fans wanting to get onto the Internet.

As a result, my recommendation is to check out some of your local coffee shops, computer stores, and even small business centers or hotels to see if you can find an open network to use. Our office is around the corner from a popular Irish pub, for example, that has an open wifi network, so you could indulge and play on your PSP while sipping a nice cold Guinness, even! :-)

I hope that helps clear up this common point of confusion with the Playstation Portable and its networking capabilities.

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Reader Comments To Date: 98

Bryan Breeding said, on September 26, 2005 7:59 PM:

u know dave i heard that u can get wirless internet acces by putting in some numbers on your
dns settings your psp what are the numbers
thanks,Bryan Breeding

deion said, on January 12, 2006 6:54 PM:

Today i went to my library and i asked about a wifi accsess point and she said there was a box where it said ssid and i went on the internet and it went to the library site

jay said, on January 22, 2006 6:27 PM:

If you buy a wireless adapter for dial-up could you use the internet on your psp.

Dave Taylor said, on January 22, 2006 11:38 PM:

Theoretically, but I've never seen a wireless access point that could handle such slow bandwidth, and they all only have an Ethernet "in" plug, which dialup modems don't work with. Cool idea, though!

Ah, actually, the original Apple Airport base station had dialup capability combined with a wifi network. Maybe you could cobble something together after all! :-)

JOSHUA said, on August 8, 2006 6:25 PM:

HEY DAVE I FOUND SOMETHING IN MY LIVING ROOM NEAR THE WINDOW FOR THE PSP. I THINK IT WAS A ACCESS POINT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WENT ON MY PSP AND IT HAD A STRONG SIGNAL STRENGHT, BUT I WAS STILL UNABLE TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET ON THE PSP. I HAD MY SETTINGS SET TO EASY AND I HAD A SSID ALREADY. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PSP, DO I NEED SOMETHING ELSE OR DO I NEED MY SETTINGS CHANGED? IF YOU CAN CAN YOU EMAIL ME AT CWILSON0149@ESAGELINK.COM AND TELL ME WHATS GOING ON? THANKS

andy said, on October 21, 2006 11:33 PM:

can i get a wifi connection in my house and if so how do i do it???

mike said, on November 15, 2006 9:49 PM:

Hey yeah I am in a rural area and I get a neighbors open wi-fi connection, sometimes when I scan it says SECURITY:NONE and its @ 25% then later its @ 70% and when I try to connect it says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." Is this my neighbors connection the cause or is it my PSP that is having problems... Can I do anything or do I have to go to town for Wi-Fi connectivity?
Thanks-Mike

Tony said, on November 23, 2006 1:47 AM:

yeah mike i am having the same problem on both of my psp. one is the black us one and the other is a white psp i think for overseas. i got them for free with a promotion. but i am having the same problem, exactly the same problem. let us know dave. thanks.

ed said, on December 5, 2006 1:56 PM:

HEY!!!! i know how to use a psp but, when im in school my psp finds a wifi signal with no protection but i still cant access the internet! it finds the name and every thing but nothing works! i tried putting in the DNS or DSN number i have the one that says 66 68 192 98 and it still dont work. HELP

Tommy Caesar said, on February 16, 2007 12:14 PM:

How am I on internet browser right now with a psp, but I can not play Metal Gear infrastructure online game?

greg said, on March 10, 2007 5:17 PM:

as far as getting on the internet on the psp,but not being able to play games,it's probably that your signal is to weak for games but not for the net,remember it takes a lot better connection to stream 3d graphics than it does to get online

des said, on April 3, 2007 3:02 AM:

when i connect to the wireless on my playstation portable it says"A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED or i.p addres is required so please others help how to connect to the wirless and what is the best way to use the wi fi safley through my playstation portable.

Kobus said, on April 22, 2007 7:40 AM:

Hey Dave, I've Got A PSP And Every Time I try To Connect To The Internet It Says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." It Is Really Starting To Tick Me Of And What Is The DNS Or DSN Number I have To Put In?
Thanx For The Great Site Keep Up The Good Work!

Michael said, on May 12, 2007 3:44 AM:

Yo i was just looking at my PSP one day and i desided to fiddle with the settings, so looked at the internet and stuff i saw a conection "WLAN" appear and i tried to conect, looked at about 20 "how to conect to the internet with your PSP" google answers, nothing works, i don't ahve a router, do you think i'll be able to conect with this stange "WLAN" connection, it goes from 12-100% randomly, your help would be greatly appreaciated. ~Michael

Bob Kiess said, on May 14, 2007 8:24 PM:

I get a connection signal of 75 to 100% when I select test but when I go to update the unit I get a DSN error message. I've tried other settings and it ask for a WEP Key. What is the WEP key?

eazy-e said, on June 30, 2007 10:22 PM:

i cannot get a signal

alex said, on July 5, 2007 10:33 PM:

i was wanting to get a psp and i have just found out that it has wifi and i just wanted to know what sites does it let you go to?

alex said, on July 5, 2007 10:36 PM:

wat sites does the psp let u go to?

soso said, on July 20, 2007 10:09 AM:

my psp system is a junk!!!!!!!
when conect it to the internet an error occurs says:attempt to obtain IP adress is timed out.
what shall i do?????!!

cj said, on August 1, 2007 4:01 AM:

HELP!!! everytime that i scan, i always find an access point from my neighbors, well i tried connecting my psp to them but it just won't work... maybe bcoz their security is WPA-TSK(TKIP) or bcoz there's something wrong w/ ma psp.. i tried connecting but my psp keeps on asking me the WPA key which i really dont know.
HELP!!!

Bill said, on August 11, 2007 3:44 PM:

With my PSP, I can connect at home...I am connected to Sympatico with my computer, but I don't have wireless. How is it I'm able to connect at home, yet when I go, say to Tim Horton's for tea, I'm unable to connect no matter what I do? Thanks for your response.

Ishaan said, on August 26, 2007 12:35 PM:

hi dave.

i am getting this error
"A connection error has occured. a connection to the access point could not be established"

i have a wireless network thingy set up in my house through a router and it has WEP key...i followed your steps on how to set up the internet but it still doesn't work!!!

please help!

waris said, on September 4, 2007 1:56 PM:

how do i get internet in my sonyy psp with a wire please can you tell me how do i get internet in inside psp

THANK
YOU

Richard Jeffreys said, on September 23, 2007 4:51 AM:

Hi Dave,

i been had diffulcult time been doing that for 3 month it keep say " A connection Error had Occurred. The connection to the access point timed out. " what did i left out or where do i need to fix it? thank

Jon said, on October 3, 2007 5:12 PM:

My psp is also saying that the connection to the access point timed out. Any help would be appreciated

Mj said, on October 10, 2007 6:39 PM:

i cant get on the interent with my psp i dont have wifi or a router can i still get on there without out that and can you get on the interent with youre regular aol

jason singleton said, on October 14, 2007 2:29 PM:

my psp keep saying cannot obtain address whats the wep to local areas?

hassan said, on November 1, 2007 11:17 AM:

there is wi fi near my house it gives strngth but men i connect it says go yo security settings it is main problem an d i bought the psp only for internet

hassan said, on November 1, 2007 11:22 AM:

im hassan again plz send the information on my id and wat is dns and dsn an d tell the information about wi fi max

jatto said, on November 21, 2007 1:24 PM:

i have a dialup connection at home we use for our pc.can a psp work online when it is near the computer using wifi.and without any wifi max.if i am asked for a security code where do i get it from.

cortex said, on November 21, 2007 3:04 PM:

I get a neighbors open wi-fi connection, sometimes when I scan it says SECURITY:NONE and its @ 25% then later its @ 70% and when I try to connect it says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." Is this my neighbors connection the cause or is it my PSP that is having problems... Can I do anything or do I have to go to town for Wi-Fi connectivity?

derek said, on December 4, 2007 11:35 AM:

Im getting a psp for christmas this year and i have a few questions. I have wireless internet at my house, and my Nintendo ds was able to connect without a problem. Will the psp be able to also? Now, i have itunes on our main computer. Am i able to directly download them from itunes on to the memory card, or do i have to burn them onto a cd and then transfer them to windows media player before i put them on? I ask this because i have a mp3 player that doesnt take itunes. Ok, i have a massive dvd collection, and all of my computers run on windows xp, how do i get the dvds on my psp? When playing games that have the option to let u play online, do you need to be in an area that has access to a wifi connection, or can u play online anywhere? Is the psp worth all of the hassle of trying to figure out how it works? And when you are able to surf the internet, what kind of websites can u go to?

nitya said, on December 4, 2007 9:37 PM:

when ever i try to access my psp's internet it says that DNS

ACE said, on December 16, 2007 11:15 AM:

I have been playing psp since december 2005 and at first i was able to conect with my verizon signal then after a while it wouldnt let me do it and i had to use my neighbors and i am pissed because my whole christmas gifts were gonig to be ps3 and accesories but now i can not connect wireless so i have to change my whole list is there anything i might be doing wrong that my wirless verizon signal won't work?

tyer said, on December 25, 2007 12:00 AM:

hay how do i connect to a access point on my psp slim

Ben said, on December 25, 2007 8:33 AM:

Hey Dave, I've Got A PSP And Every Time I try To Connect To The Internet It Says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." It Is Really Starting To Tick Me Of And What Is The DNS Or DSN Number I have To Put In?
Thanx For The Great Site Keep Up The Good Work!

shawn said, on December 25, 2007 10:23 AM:

heyyy hw do i hget da wifi 2 coonect i want mispace yaaa digg pplz

Chris O. said, on January 3, 2008 12:38 PM:

I'm having problems like some of the others on this site....
Wi-fi can not connect to my access point. I have set it up using all the supported security types and inputed the keys, but the PSP still comes back with an error.
"A connection error has occurred. A connection to the access point could not be established. Check the security settings for the network and try again."

michael said, on January 7, 2008 5:08 PM:

HELP, i have a wi-fi at my house but when i use it it says error: your psp didnt connect to anything!!!???

nick said, on February 3, 2008 9:35 PM:

can i connect my desktop to my psp wifi connection?

tim said, on February 6, 2008 11:47 AM:

You guys trying to use your neighbor's wi-fi that is encrypted are retards. Buy your own damn wireless router and internet service. People like you are the reason I have to habitually change my passwords

Akash said, on February 9, 2008 6:42 AM:

Can i connect my psp to the web throw my e65 by wlan?

Ashley said, on February 9, 2008 6:52 AM:

Okay, so my problem here is that my big brother owns a PS3 that he got about 2 years ago, and i just got a PSP for christmas. We connect the two together ALL the time, and i know about everything about the PSP, i am very good at computers, the PSP and such. Me and my brother love Sony. Anyway, my question is, i can play games, read e-books and manga, listen to all my music, look at all my photos, and watch some videos, but i can't go online. I really want to go online with my psp, and i have dial-up for my family's home computer. I live in a little town, with no wireless hotspots. I can't get a connection. Then i found out i could connect my brother's ps3 with my psp and go online! But, my brother has this cable thing that came with his PS3, and it somehow connects with a DSL cable thing. I'm confused. My brother won't connect to the internet because he is WAY to overprotective with his PS3 and he thinks that anything would hurt his PS3. I am thinking about buying a wireless router from Wal-mart so i can go online with my PSP, but they cost like $50-$100!! my family is poor, and we can only aford things (like my psp) around christmas time. i don't want to spend my whole christmas money (around $100-$200) on a wireless router. you may not be able to help me, probably because i wrote too long of a message, or because i'm confusing you, or because there is no help without spending money. Thank you for reading this message, you are cool for puttting this site up, i have found out how to put my collection of dvds on my psp, but it still doen't work. the dvds still won't read although i put the dvds in my computer and tried to transfer the file to my psp, i tried diffrent steps and everything. i even got this one folder and i can play game trailers i got from playstationstore.com but not movies. oh well. thank you.
from- Ashley

eric said, on February 15, 2008 5:43 PM:

hey this is eric when i go to get on the internet with my psp it will give me 100% signal but it wont obtain the ip address whats wrong with it

zakeel said, on February 16, 2008 1:25 PM:

hey dave keep up ur good work i m haven problems with my black psp am trien to get on the internet im pretty ticked off so have broadband it has ethernet,dsl power and actvity what do i do howi get on net its broadband i have have plz reply at fordgtpboy@hotmail.com and other people out there who know how to use plz reply at my email ford gtpboy@hotmail.com or zakeel_g-uint@hotmail.com

Paul Perez said, on February 16, 2008 2:20 PM:

I go to the enable wma playback an i press on it then the user agreement pops up then it asks me if i agree i do then it tells me that i have to amke a connection but i don't know how.

marcus said, on March 1, 2008 2:37 PM:

I still don't get it what if you have a computer windows 2000? will that cut it

mark salunga said, on March 3, 2008 8:31 PM:

Hey Dave, I've Got A PSP And Every Time I try To Connect To The Internet It Says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." It Is Really Starting To Tick Me Of And What Is The DNS Or DSN Number I have To Put In?
Thanx For The Great Site Keep Up The Good Work!

moeen said, on March 20, 2008 1:22 PM:

hi i have a cable modem and a wifi and i still have a problem i cat get my wifi to connect to my dsl or my psp can u email some info to me my email address it is moeen_mani@hotmail.com if any one read this please email me thanks everyone for their time

lisa said, on April 2, 2008 3:45 AM:

How do you get 2 PSPs to connect to play games againt eachother????

Liz said, on April 11, 2008 7:13 PM:

I got My new PSP slim and elite.

I wanted to check the Wifi.When I tried to connect it shows..."make sure that ASOS access point is turned on " what does that mean,.,

Please elaborate!! Also list me some cool games for ma nu ISP.Am from Bangalore,India.Thanks a Ton!

NICU said, on April 16, 2008 11:41 AM:

I want to buy a PSP also for this reason (Wi-Fi). After what you all said, should I buy one?

theproblemsolver said, on May 7, 2008 12:33 AM:

use 127.0.0.1 as the DNS address ... it solves most of the problems you guys are having

NICU said, on May 7, 2008 12:43 AM:

hi,
i tried setting my dns to 127.0.0.1 and it worked!!!! i can get the whole of the internet on my psp... even when i'm driving i can get internet and gps and movies...

NOT..

zach said, on May 26, 2008 6:45 PM:

when i try to connect to the internet at my house when i test connection and when i try to get online it says (a connection error has occured. A connection to the access point could not be established. Check the security settings for the network and try again) help me please.

masashi said, on May 28, 2008 11:29 AM:

lol i am reading all of this comments on my psp and posted on my psp o hey ashley i can and all of th rest o u ju email me at deadmanaliveisdead@gmail.com and ask me wat u need and ill help and ashley wat manga do u read?

B.moore said, on June 10, 2008 10:50 PM:

if i know my serial number and mac address, how would i find my stolen or lost psp? {it doesnt help to have the info but theres no way to find it}

anthony said, on July 13, 2008 7:08 AM:

my psp says"content cannot be desplayed"

dylan said, on August 12, 2008 8:57 PM:

hey i need some help my psp keeps saying can't obtain an ip adress what does that mean

edgar said, on August 23, 2008 9:07 AM:

i cant get internet

c polite said, on September 9, 2008 7:55 AM:

I can never get a signal HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

david said, on October 13, 2008 4:39 AM:

Hey Dave, I've Got A PSP And Every Time I try To Connect To The Internet It Says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." can you tell me what to do and has it got to do with DHCP

yusa evan said, on October 19, 2008 12:28 AM:

hi dave.
i have question for you.

can i install yahoo messenger or chatting program in my PSP?

Karla said, on October 27, 2008 2:24 PM:

my psp system doesn't scan wireless networks because something comes out on the screen saying an error has occurred (80410A0B)...

CAN YOU HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM?

michael said, on November 30, 2008 7:13 AM:

hi dave i had aproblem w/ my acces point on my psp .ihave an access point,avery strong like 100% signal.i scan it thru my psp network settings, and there is no prob about it ,the thing is icant connect to the internet,and there is none security key,but it wont work,it says access denied,check yur network security settings,is that mean ill have to add the security key,but i dont know were it came from i have lots of neigbor who have an internet access.

brandon said, on December 11, 2008 7:30 AM:

i have wifi at home my psp use to go online but i didnt use it for like a week and when i tried again i kept getting an error that says (a connection error has occured. A connection to the access point could not be established. Check the security settings for the network and try again) what happened?

tolo said, on January 5, 2009 12:05 AM:

i cant go internet in my psp can you help me

angel said, on January 10, 2009 12:36 PM:

how to fix the psp connection to internet if the connection to the access point timed out?

mujtaba said, on January 21, 2009 8:49 AM:

I get a neighbors open wi-fi connection, sometimes when I scan it says SECURITY:NONE and its @ 25% then later its @ 70% and when I try to connect it says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." Is this my neighbors connection the cause or is it my PSP that is having problems... Can I do anything or do I have to go to town for Wi-Fi connectivity?

sameer said, on March 7, 2009 2:36 AM:

i cannot connect to internet on my psp everytime.sometimes my psp connects to the internet by some linksays wirless connection but the connection only comes sometimes god knows from where.so please can you help me.send me a reply with the answer.my email id is sameerandhummerzone@gmail.com

bernadet said, on March 7, 2009 10:39 PM:

i have a wireless internet and im trying to connect the psp to the internet and the signal is 100% after a while saying connecting, i get the message the connection error has occured the attempt to optain the Ip address timed out.

ahmad said, on April 30, 2009 5:25 AM:

always i try to connect to my nieghbor's wireless
and their security is none and when i try to connect a list displays and says that connectin to the acces point could not be established.. what i should do plz help
and 10x...

dan said, on May 2, 2009 9:24 PM:

dave how can i connect to my schools wifi? i can find the signal and when i go to test it i get 70%, but when i try to bring up a page it wont do anything.
please help

unknown said, on May 25, 2009 3:41 PM:

I need help with my psp's wifi, because my grandfather has a router at his house behind us and i go over there and put the psp right on the router but it says cannot obtain ip timed out.

Dave i understand you are very busy but i see other people with the same problem so if you can reply back on this page.

Thanks, Unknown

Dave Taylor said, on May 27, 2009 10:55 AM:

Just as a reminder: if you get ZERO signal that's because there are no wireless Internet wifi networks within range of your PSP device. If that's the case, you need to go somewhere else where there are wifi networks.

If you get a signal but you can't obtain an IP address, it's probably because either the wifi network is using a protocol that's incompatible with the PSP device (for example, 802.11g) or the base unit is using what's called MAC address filtering and you're going to need the person who runs the base unit to manually add your PSP's MAC address (printed on the sticker on the bottom on some, accessible from the config settings otherwise) to the base station "allowed" list so you can connect.

Or, again, move around and find somewhere that has open wifi networks, like your public library or a local cafe.

Christie Gallagher said, on June 26, 2009 3:46 PM:

Hi there,
My barely teenage son has a PSP and can access wi-fi BUT I am not real keen on him doing this since there are no parental controls on the wi-fi he can access from his bedroom window..... (use your imagination).....
Is there a way I can get a password on that part of the device so that he would have to be under parental oversight to use it?????

edna said, on July 11, 2009 7:04 PM:

Is a time warner cable box a wifi router because thats a connection i have for my internet at home. Also how would I hook it up if it were to work, please tell me a-sap!

Dave Taylor said, on August 15, 2009 8:41 AM:

Christie, you want to read this article:

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

Edna, by default a cable modem box gives you a *wired* connection, you'll need to get something else: a wireless hub or base station, they're $50 or so at Best Buy or even Target.

varun said, on August 24, 2009 1:07 AM:

I get a neighbors open wi-fi connection, sometimes when I scan it says SECURITY:NONE and its @ 25% then later its @ 70% and when I try to connect it says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." Is this my neighbors connection the cause or is it my PSP that is having problems... Can I do anything or do I have to go to town for Wi-Fi connectivity?

arunav said, on October 5, 2009 3:47 AM:

hi i have a psp 3000 i got signal of wi-fi @ 52% and when i tried to connect it it said "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN."what should i do?
thanks

tayler said, on October 10, 2009 9:29 AM:

i just used to scan then found a connection then i would turn the security settings to none and it worked all the time

unknown said, on February 6, 2010 8:05 AM:

i can't go to the internet i set on scan and pick a network and it says " A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED .CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN"

COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ethan said, on February 27, 2010 9:39 PM:

I am going to network settings, then infastructre and new connection and on to scan. Once it scans my wifi network home wireless pops up. But it is in gray letters instead of white and i cant pick it, it wont even ask for a password just stays at that screen. What do i do?

HELLYF said, on March 3, 2010 6:11 PM:

HELP IVE GOT LINUX AND WANT TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC TO IT TELL ME HOW

christian said, on March 24, 2010 3:09 AM:

i like to know how to use wifi connection

mark said, on April 28, 2010 10:27 PM:

how do i manually open my psp internet

lewis mckay said, on May 12, 2010 4:47 PM:

hi i am realy dissapoined that my psp is not connecting to wifi .somone send an email to help and you shoulnt ask dave taylor ask me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sufi said, on May 21, 2010 8:14 AM:

Hey Dave, I've Got A PSP And Every Time I try To Connect To The Internet It Says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." It Is Really Starting To Tick Me Of wat shud i do plz help me out ?????

JOBOgarner said, on August 2, 2010 12:55 AM:

Hey dave, im about to get a psp in a few days. i have a few questions...
1st: is there any psp router i can buy to have wifi everywhere i take it?
2nd: can that psp online gaming, play against users with a ps3 xbox 360 and all that or is it JUST other psp online users?
3rd: i do have a neighbor that i get wirless internet from on my laptop so can i use the same linksys or belkin account they have?
thank you

awax96 said, on August 28, 2010 2:23 AM:

Hey Dave, I've Got A PSP And Every Time I try To Connect To The Internet It Says "A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.
A CONNECTION TO THE ACCESS POINT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. CHECK THE SECURITY SETTINGS FOR THE NETWORK AND TRY AGAIN." can you tell me what to??? PLSS!!!

jose gonzalez said, on January 11, 2011 10:41 AM:

why when i try to get on the internet on my psp it never finds an access point?

dude2 said, on February 17, 2011 12:30 AM:

what is the ssid code thing that u need to get onto wireless

matthew said, on March 9, 2011 8:14 PM:

hi, my psp works and all but the wifi i don't undrstand the wifi only works at my school as misd-guest.but can it work at my house.

SkyReiko said, on May 30, 2011 4:25 PM:

You have to be atleast 8 Feet on a wi-fi area to access anything that is wi-fi needed.but one thing, YOU NEED A LAPTOP TO ACCESS A ACCESS POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!

D said, on August 10, 2011 10:17 AM:

Hi Dave,

I have a PSP 1001. It was a gift from someone and had not had an ofw update in a few years. I established a network connection on it by identifying my verizon wireless router and downloaded the latest 6.39 firmware update. Now that I have done this, when i try to connect to the internet it tells me "connection error: signal too weak". When I check the signal strength on the PSP it shows me it is at 100%. I have read all the blogs online and can find no help on this other than ensuring B/G mixed on router which was always the case on my router settings.

I am totally frustrated and confused as to the problem. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Dude said, on November 18, 2011 10:33 AM:

From PSP...
Go to Settings folder then Network/Wifi...
Let PSP scan for Wifi signal...

NOTE: PSP may pick up a Wifi signal but... do you have a password encryption with your router settings?

1) NO password.. open encryption... just connect to Wifi signal

2) You can connect but can't access... closed encryption... you will need 1) Type of encryption (WEP, WAP, etc...) and the 2) Encryption Code for the associated
- Once you enter the encryption code, just Save the settings which you'll use to log onto your wireless network every time (unless you make future changes to the router and/or encryption info).

It's as simple as that.

Try going to your local library or coffee cafe and check out their free wifi. No log in needed... just scan, select and save setting.

Your home network setting may be encrypted and you'll need to remember the router password to get the encryption type and password.

Amy said, on December 20, 2011 5:11 PM:

do u need the memory stick to access the internet? I have a psp for each of my sons and 1 i have the memory stick and full access to the internet (via wi-fi) and the other psp i cant access the internet at all and the settings are exactly the same it just hasn't got the memory card yet. It keeps coming up with 'a connection error has occurred. The connection to the access point timed out.' It picks up the wifi no worries just wont connect and the only difference i can see is the duo memory card thing.

danny said, on February 20, 2012 6:28 AM:

i have first ps3 20gb does not have wireless how can i connect using wireless

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

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