How to Adjust Manual Settings on the Wii Console
Wii & Wii mini
Manual Setup is for those users who have a unique home network setup (typically when the DHCP server is turned off). Most people will not need to use this process. Only those who need to specify their primary and secondary DNS, or have a static IP address assigned to their wireless devices should need to use this setup. Unless you know you need this option it is highly recommended that you try the Search for an Access Point option first.
If you still need to adjust manual settings, you may find our list of router specific information helpful.
Complete these steps
- Power on your Wii console and press the A Button on the Wii Remote to reach the Wii main menu. Use the Wii Remote to select the Wii button.
- Select Wii Settings to access the Wii System Settings menu.
- Using the arrow on the right side of the screen, scroll to page two and select Internet.
- Select Connection Settings.
- Select Connection 1: None. (If a connection has already been established, you will need to erase the Connection Setting.)
- Select Wireless Connection.
- Select Manual Setup.
- If you know it, enter the name of your wireless network. If not, locate your router's SSID and broadcast setting.
- Next, you will choose security type (if any) and enter your wireless password.
- Now, you will need to enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. This information is found on your computer. Follow these steps to find it:
Windows users
- Hold down the Windows button, and press R.
- The run command prompts box will appear. In this window, type in CMD and hit enter.
- On this black screen (command prompt), type ipconfig/all and hit enter.
- With this information, we can complete your manual setup.
Mac users
- Access your System Preferences
- Select Internet and Network
- Then, click the Network icon (small globe). The following screen should appear:
- With this information, we can complete your Manual Setup.
On the Wii console
- On the Auto-Obtain IP Address screen, click No, then Advanced Settings.
- IP Address: Take the IP Address in the command prompt and add 10 to the last subset of numbers. (Example: 192.168.0.1 would need to be entered in the Wii Console as 192.168.0.11)
- Subnet Mask: Enter the information exactly as it appears on the command prompt.
- Default Gateway: Enter the information exactly as it appears on the command prompt.
- On the screen for Auto-Obtain DNS, choose No, then Advanced Settings.
- On the command prompt, you may have one or several DNS servers listed. The top number listed should be entered in your Wii console as your primary DNS server. The second number can be entered as your secondary DNS server. (You can disregard any additional DNS servers listed.)
- If you only have one DNS server listed, you can enter that as your primary DNS server and leave your secondary DNS server blank.
- Most people won't connect through a proxy server. Proxy servers are typically found in areas that have many Internet connections, such as office buildings, dormitories, etc. If you need to use this type of connection, choose Use, then Advanced Settings to enter the unique information for your proxy server (contact your network administrator for this information). If you don't need to use this feature, choose Don't Use to continue.
- The last screen will list the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value. It's recommended that you do not change this number.
- Select Save and you will be prompted to run the connection test. When the test is completed, you should see the following screen:
- As long as you see The connection test was successful, the Wii Support Code does not matter and can be ignored.
- If the connection test succeeds, then your Wii is now connected to the internet. Click here to find out what's next!
