I have just purchased an eMachine e350, I am having trouble connecting to wifi through the home router(it is on)...I am putting in the security key code but it is saying it is a mismatch...my fathers laptop and boyfriends laptop have connected with no problems before with the code, why won't this connect?

First of all, you must have the password which is set for your home WIFI. You can't do anything without it. Assuming you got the password, Go to tablet's Settings, turn on WIFI. When your WIFI router is displayed in the list, select it and you will be prompted for the password. Enter the password and click Connect. When you see Connected, it's done.

Hi there Ledile, Very descriptive error report you have given us there.

If the laptop is saying there is an internet connection and you can visit a website on it then there is no problem.
If there is no connection then look on the outside of the case for a little switch that will turn the wifi on and see if that helps.
Of course if the laptop has never been connected to your local router via wifi then you will have to input the router's wifi key..

I hope this helps you.
If you could be more descriptive with your problem I could help you better..

If you can see the SSID for the router from a WiFi device then it sounds like a security key issue. While connected through a cable login to the router. You should be able to trouble shoot the WiFi service from the router UI.

The Nintendo DS only supports certain types of Wireless Security, the Nintendo site specifies what version DS supports what versions of Wifi Security

An SSID is the name of your wireless network, so it's what you see when you try to connect to a wireless network at your home

to put in Wifi manually you have to put in the SSID, Wireless password, and depending on if your router is set up as manual or automatic, you may have to put in your IP Address and Subnet mask and finally you need to put in a primary DNS server, your primary DNS server IP Address is the IP Address of your router.

Maybe you have an open WiFi (no password wireless) and anyboby near can connect to your router and download files, this can slow down your Internet connection. To put a password to your wireless network, enter setup preferably by a wired connection to router, in your browser type the default IP address of it (http://192.168.0.1), the user is admin and its password must be left blank (default settings), at the Home tab go directly to Wireless option since you'll only change your WiFi from unsecure to secure, there you can choose the security type, WPA is recommended, after select it you can put the new Key (password) of your WiFi, and finally apply to get changes working, just remember that after this procedure, you'll have to enter the password in each new wireless connection to your router.

hi there,
assuming you have a wifi connection in your home, this is what you need to do to connect the dsi to your wifi. 1. turn on your router and make sure you have a still wifi light on. then power on your dsi and click on the wrench icon, this takes you to the settings menu. 2. go to page 3 and select internet. 3. click on connection settings and then click on "none" next to connection1. 4.click search for access point(this will search for your wifi signal from your router) look for your router ssid, (linksy,belkin,netgear etc...) whichever type of router you have. your router should have security on it so the gold padlock will be locked and at this point once you select your wifi signal, you will be asked for a security/network key. This key will be on the back of your router, it will be a mixure of letters and numbers and will have either of these in front of it. wep/wpa/wpa2 and then you security key. now carefull and enter this key exactly as it is on your router(i.e. small letter, capital letter, number etc..) also if it looks for security type, make sure its the same as what's on your router(wep/wpa/wpa2). once this is done you should be connected. if for some reason your wifi does not have security, complete steps 1-4 and just select your wifi connection and you should be good to go. Hope this helps.

it depends if your ISP company personalized the network key or security key but if not,try to use the WEP key that is located at the bottom of your router.


thanks

Your question is very messy. I don't understand what are you trying to say.

Connecting to Internet need WiFi (your home wifi through your router, cafe wifi hotspot, etc) or GPRS (data connect through your carrier/SIM, like 3G, 2G, HSDPA, Edge).

For WiFi, normally you'll need a security key.

For GPRS, you'll need some settings from your carrier.

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Your question is very messy. I don't understand what are you trying to say.

Connecting to Internet need WiFi (your home wifi through your router, cafe wifi hotspot, etc) or GPRS (data connect through your carrier/SIM, like 3G, 2G, HSDPA, Edge).

For WiFi, normally you'll need a security key.

For GPRS, you'll need some settings from your carrier.

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Verify that you have the two items needed to connect your DS: a WiFi compatible DS game and a wireless router with WEP or less encryption. Sometimes the DS has trouble with more advanced router security.
Insert a WiFi compatible game into the Nintendo DS and access the wireless network options screen. Each game does this a little differently so check your manual if you have trouble finding it.
Use the options interface to set up a new wireless connection. Choose "Nintendo WiFi Connection Settings," then your first unused connection preset, then "Search for a Wireless Access Point." If everything is set up properly you should be able to find one and connect.
Look at the color of the padlock next to your connection name. Blue means you are ready to go, red means you need to supply a password to connect (common with most home routers) and gray means your router is using security that the DS doesn't understand.

WPA is not very stable and I have seen many problems with this. Simply change router setting to be configured with WEP and use a good strong password in hex 0-9 and a-f . WPA is horrible any way, and who the heck is gonna sit out side your home to hack it? It is not a WIN 7 problem but more like aging encryption.