Sony PSP via WPA-PSK?

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Sony PSP via WPA-PSK?

Has anyone had any luck trying to connect a PSP to an Airport (Extreme or Express) via WPA Personal? Supposedly, the 2.0 PSP firmware supports WPA-PSK, which is also supposedly the equivalent of WPA Personal.

Thanks,
MB

Posted on Aug 24, 2005 12:24 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 25, 2005 5:18 PM in response to Mark Belanger

It's really, really easy. You need to go to...

Settings > Network Settings > Infrastructure Mode

Once there, just enter the settings/search for your express/airport signal and save the setting. You use this setting later on in the browser to connect to. If you've already set up your ibook/mac to connect to your airport/wireless network you should be familiar with the settings.

A quick note, i manage to get better signal from my PSP->Airport than i do from my ibook->airport, very handy!

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Answer 2

Aug 25, 2005 5:24 PM in response to Anthony Scott2

Are you sure you're using WPA Personal and not WEP? I'm running WPA for the higher security. If so, are you using the plaintext WPA password or some hex version (if that's even available)?

-MB

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Answer 3

Aug 25, 2005 5:28 PM in response to Mark Belanger

aaah sorry, im usin the plain old basic kind of connection. I dont think i have any kind of protection whatsoever actually. Instead i can only recommend headin over to some PSP/game related forums and askin around in there. Sorry!

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Answer 4

Aug 28, 2005 9:15 PM in response to Mark Belanger

I have the same problem. I try to connect and it times out.

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Answer 5

Aug 29, 2005 11:46 AM in response to Donald Oliver

Can you even get the configuration to save? It immediately pops up an error when I try.

-MB

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Answer 6

Aug 30, 2005 11:12 AM in response to Mark Belanger

It saved, but never connected. I downloaded the prior version of the airport software, as someone recommended before, and it worked. It's a downgrade in terms of software, but it worked.

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Answer 7

Aug 30, 2005 12:26 PM in response to Donald Oliver

Hmmm... I wonder why I can't save.

Did you just enter your plaintext WPA security phrase or did you do something else?

As for the firmware, it sounds like a bug Apple introduced in 5.6, huh?

-MB

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Answer 8

Aug 30, 2005 7:24 PM in response to Mark Belanger

No idea when it was introduced. I justgot my powerbook a month or two ago and purchased the airport extreme a couple of weeks ago. I did an auto update recently, then after reading a comment on the boards, reverted to the airport firmware 6.1.1.

I set up the network through the normal means on the PSP, added the plain text password (not the hex) and it all worked.

One problem I'm having is with bookmarks. With the PSP 2.0 firmware update, the browser has its own bookmark HTML file. I changed it manually and haven't been able to save since. Maybe a core file was manipulated and that's why you can't save. You may want to try upgrading or reinstalling your PSP firmware.

Hope all this helps.

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Answer 9

Oct 14, 2005 10:44 AM in response to Mark Belanger

Upgrade to firmware 2.5, it supports something Sony calls WPA-AES.

I had the same issue (unable to connect using WPA to Airport Express), after the update it worked in one go, without making any changes.

I downloaded the update from www.yourpsp.com to a memory stick (PSP/GAME/UPDATE) and installed it from there.

Good luck,

Martin

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Answer 10

Oct 15, 2005 3:35 PM in response to Martin Bokman

Thanks for the tip, Martin. Unfortunately, it's not working for me. When I scanned for my SSID, it showed WPA-PSK (TKIP), not AES. I first selected AES for the security setting and then entered my passkey in plaintext. No go. I then tried TKIP again with no luck.

Does it require the password in hex or something?

-MB

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Answer 11

Oct 17, 2005 2:46 PM in response to Mark Belanger

Hi Mark,

I entered my password exactly as I would do on my Macs.

When it was not working for me, it would show that is connected to the correct SSID but it would timeout while "exchanging keys" or something to that effect.

My Airport Express network is "closed" (i.e. it does not advertise itself), it only allows access from known mac addresses (I had added the mac of the PSP beforehand already) and it obviously requires WPA Personal authentication.

As stated previously, under Firmware 2.0 it would timeout "exchanging" keys and after updating to 2.5 it worked in one go without me making any changes to the PSP, nor to the Airport settings.

Regards,

Martin Bokman

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Answer 12

Oct 17, 2005 3:07 PM in response to Martin Bokman

Hi Martin,

After much digging, I finally figured it out. Unfortunately, I broke the first rule of troubleshooting and changed two variables at one time, so I'm not sure which actually made the difference.

1) I changed the Airports to WPA & WPA2 support and my password to 13 characters in length.

2) I reset the PSP to default settings, before reconfiguring.

I have a feeling the 13 character password was a red herring and the real change was clearing the PSP's settings.

Thanks for the help.

-MB

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Answer 13

Oct 29, 2005 6:48 AM in response to Mark Belanger

So its working fine now Mark?

If so, whats the PSP like for web surfing. Is it painfully slow, or pretty darn nice to use to browse the internet?

*nathan

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Answer 14

Oct 29, 2005 6:03 PM in response to ---nathan---

It's as you'd expect. The broadband makes downloads come in fast, but the rendering time is slower than on a PC. Additionally, having to navigate with a directional button is a serious drag. That said, it's totally fine for sites optimized for it, like one by Sony.

-MB

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