Support and Troubleshooting
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Support and Troubleshooting
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Glossary
Term Denition
SSID
(Service Set Identier)
Key
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Gateway IP
Primary DNS /
Secondary DNS
DHCP Server (Dynamic
Host Control Protocol)
MAC Address
NAT (Network
Address Translation)
MTU (Maximum
Transmission Unit)
WEP
WPA-PSK (TKIP)/
WPA2-PSK (TKIP)
WPA-PSK (AES)/
WPA2-PSK (AES)
Thisisthenameofnetworkthatyou’retryingtoconnectto.It’salsoknownas
ESS-ID or network name.
A key is a tool which allows for the encryption of data sent between the Nintendo
DSi and an access point. The access point and the system must be set to the same
value.It’salsoknownasacodekeyorpassword.
An IP address is a unique set of numbers that identies computers on a network.
The value that indicates which number of the IP address represents the network
to which the IP address is attached.
The Gateway IP is the machine on a network that tells other computers on the
same network where to go to nd either other computers on the same network,
or how to get out of the network to access the Internet.
DNS, or Domain Name Service, is the method of translating the name of a
website to the IP address of the computer on which that website is contained.
Thisserver’sIPaddresswillbeenteredduringpre-connectionsetup.
The server that broadcasts gives you the IP address and other information needed
for network communications.
A unique identifying number placed on every piece of network hardware.
The Nintendo DSi has a MAC address.
The process of a router or other network machine within a LAN modifying IP
address settings to allow the Nintendo DSi system to connect to the Internet.
Depending on the network environment, the use of NAT may cause diculties in
connecting to the Internet.
This number represents the largest amount of data that can be sent at one time
over a network.
A method of encryption used to protect transmissions between the Nintendo DSi
system and an access point.
A method of encryption used to protect transmissions between the Nintendo DSi
system and an access point. The encryption used is more secure than WEP security.
A method of encryption used to protect transmissions between the Nintendo DSi
system and an access point. The encryption used is more secure than WEP and
TKIP security.
Wi-Fi Protected
Set Up
Proxy
Wi-Fi Connection ID
Wi-Fi Prole
Term Denition
An easy to use security setting for protecting communications with a wireless
LAN device.
A server that works relays a variety of access to the Internet.
The unique identication number assigned to a specic Nintendo DS when
using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. This number is assigned automatically
when you rst connect to Nintendo WFC, and it can change if connection
settings are overwritten.
Information you enter when setting up your connection settings and
Wi-Fi Connection ID.
About Wireless Security and Key Input
About Entering WEP Keys
About Entering WPA Keys
•Charactersenteredontheconnectioncongurationscreenappearasasterisks(*).
•Therearetwokey-entrymethods;ASCII,whichusesbothlettersand
numbers, and hexadecimal, which uses numbers 0 through 9, and letters a through f.
•TheNintendoDSisystemonlyworkswithaccesspointsusingkey-basedencryption.Iftheaccesspoint
to which you are trying to connect uses a dierent encryption method, you will have to change the
access points encryption method.
•Forsettingdetails,seetheinstructionbookletoftheaccesspointyouwillbeusing.
•Youcanregisteruptofourkeysonastandardaccesspoint.ToconnectyourNintendoDSi,besureto
use the WEP key being used on the access point side.
•Thenumberofcharactersusedbykeysdiersdependingonthemethod
being used.
ASCII: 5, 13, or 16
Hexadecimal: 10, 26 or 32
•Thenumberofcharactersusedbykeysdiersdependingonthemethodbeingused.
ASCII: 8 to 63 characters
Hexadecimal: 64 characters