Wii and the Airport Family: Connections Made Easy
Looking through my statistics on WordPress, I notice that there’s been a number of people looking for things about the Airport Extreme/Express and the Wii. Since there haven’t been many comments asking about this, I can only assume that people are wondering how to get their Wii to work with the Airport family of products. Luckily, I own both and I can attest to how easy it is!
First things first, make sure you have your Airport product set up correctly. Apple’s easy to follow included booklet will walk you through the process. Once that’s all set up, make sure to write down your Airport security password, the one you created for network access.
Once that’s taken care of, start up your Wii and go into the configuration settings. You want to browse over one screen to the right (it should read Wii System Settings 2 at the top) and click on the Internet option. Under there click on Connection Settings and then one of the Connection Options.
There’s no reason for you to be using a Wired Connection with the Airport Extreme or Express, though there are those who might want to do that. If that’s your cup of tea, then select Wired Connection. This, however, is a Wireless Connection walkthrough. Click on Wireless Connection, then Search for an Access Point. Your Wii will find several access points in the vicinity and you’ll want to pick yours. Once you’ve done that, input your router security password and click Ok. Click Ok to save the savings and then Ok again to test them.
If there are any errors, then the Wii will notify you. Make sure you’ve written all your information down correctly and put in the correct password.
The Wii should come back and tell you that the connection was successful. Perform a system update, let the Wii download the latest firmware updates, and let it reboot. You’re all set!
i wish it was that simple. however, i’m using an airport express and my wii will not connect. i keep getting error codes. i have comcast service. i changed the channels like the nintendo website told me. i disabled my password. but it still won’t work.