Currently, the Wii LAN Adapter is not available for sale. The Wii LAN adapter is expected to become available in early 2007. In the meantime, the way to connect a Wii without a wireless router is to use a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector.

Note: Non Nintendo-manufactured USB LAN adapters will not work with the Wii console system.

Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector

If you do not have a compatible wireless router or other home networking equipment, you can connect the Wii console to the Internet using the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector (sold separately), which enables the Wii console to share a PC's Internet connection. This is the same connector that Nintendo DS owners use to connect to the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection.

The connector plugs into a USB port on your PC, which is connected to the Internet, and creates a wireless connection between your PC and the Wii console.

In order to use the USB connector, you will need:

 

• PC (The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector is not Macintosh compatible)
• Windows XP
• High-speed Internet connection

Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector Installation

Please Note: You must start Windows and insert the enclosed CD-ROM that came with the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector into the PC.

1. When the USB Connector setup window appears, click OK to begin the installation process.

If the setup window doesn't appear, click the "Start" button, choose "Run", and then click on the "Browse" button. Click on the CD drive the setup disc is in, then locate the Setup.EXE file and double-click on it.

 

 

2. Select the language, and then click "OK". The software will begin to install.

Note: If you receive the error, "You are not connected to the Internet", this means that the setup utility is not able to detect an active internet connection. If you are using a laptop computer with Wi-Fi access, you must first connect to the Internet before you can finish setup.

 

 

3. When directed, insert the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector into any open USB slot on your PC. USB ports attached to a monitor or keyboard will not work.

If the warning, "Hi-speed USB device plugged into non-hi-speed USB hub" appears, click "OK". This simply means the USB port is an older 1.1 USB port version.

 

 

4. Make sure the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector is attached to the PC, and then click on the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector Registration Tool icon in the lower-right corner of the Windows XP task bar.

 

 

If you have any issues regarding the installation of the Wi-Fi USB connector, contact Nintendo Wii Support at 1-800-895-1672.




Connecting Wii Online Using the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector

1. On the Wii console's main menu, click on the "Wii button" in the lower left corner.

 

 

2. On the "Settings" screen, click on "Wii Settings".

 

 

3. On the "Wii System Settings" menu, click on "Internet".

 

 

4. Select "Connection Settings".

 

 

5. Click on an empty connection slot, signified by "none".

 

 

6. Choose "Wireless Connection".

 

 

7. Select "Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector".

 

 

7. Select "Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector".

 

 

9. Go back to your PC. In the Windows XP registration tool, the Nintendo Wii's nickname will appear.

There will be a small, yellow "?" next to it.

 

 

10. Click on the Nintendo Wii's nickname and select "Grant permission to connect."

 

 

11. A blue icon of a person standing will appear next to the Wii's nickname. The Wii console will now have permission to connect to the USB connector.

 

 

12. After you have established a connection with your PC, you'll see a "Next" option appear in the Wii console's Internet Setup. Select "Next".

 

 

13. Select "OK" to test the connection.

 

 

Once the test succeeds, Internet setup is complete and your Wii console is wirelessly connected!

Should the test fail, contact Nintendo Wii Support at 1-800-895-1672.