FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE ON THE NINTENDO WI-FI CONNECTION, GO TO WWW.NINTENDOWIFI.COM (USA, Canada and Latin America) or call 1-800-895-1672 (USA and Canada only) TTY Hearing Impaired: 800-422-4281 Record your MAC Address and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ID number here (see page 17): MAC Address Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ID Nintendo of America Inc. P.O. Box 957, Redmond, WA 98073-0957 U.S.A. PRINTED IN USA Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection Instruction Booklet 59066A IMPORTANT PRIVACY INFORMATION · To protect your privacy, do not give out personal information such as last name, phone number, birth date, age, e-mail or home address when communicating with others. · Your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ID is tied to your friend roster and stored on your Nintendo DS system. Be sure to properly safeguard your Nintendo DS system and delete your user information from the Nintendo WFC setup if you will no longer be using your system or game to prevent a subsequent user from having access to your friend roster. · If you decide to provide personal information to any third party (such as a game publisher) it is subject to the privacy policy of that company, not Nintendo's privacy practices. Be cautious before providing any personal information to any third party. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION GAMEPLAY AT INTERNET HOTSPOTS GAMEPLAY AT HOME - Quick Setup GAMEPLAY AT HOME - AOSS GAMEPLAY AT HOME - Manual Setup NINTENDO WI-FI USB CONNECTOR OPTIONS TROUBLESHOOTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT 2 3 4-7 8-9 10-13 14-16 17-20 21-23 24 25-27 This product uses the LC Font by Sharp Corporation, except some characters. LCFONT, LC Font and the LC logo mark are trademarks of Sharp Corporation. Wayport and the running man logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Wayport, Inc. All rights reserved. This product includes RSA BSAFE Cryptographic software from RSA Security Inc. RSA and BSAFE are registered trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. © 2005 RSA Security Inc. All rights reserved. Ubiquitous TCP/IP+SSL © 2001-2005 Ubiquitous Corp. Windows® is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. AOSS and the AOSS logo are trademarks of Buffalo Inc., in Japan and other countries worldwide. TM and ® are trademarks of Nintendo. ©2005 Nintendo. All rights reserved. CAUTION: The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection uses data that is saved in BOTH the game and your DS system. If you use the game in a different DS and save over the original data, you will lose important data including your active friend roster for all your games. IMPORTANT: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection gameplay uses more battery power than other gameplay. You may prefer to use the AC Adapter to prevent running out of power when using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. 1 INTRODUCTION The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (Nintendo WFC) allows you to play games over the internet, either at home or at an internet hotspot, using a Nintendo DS and a Nintendo WFC compatible Nintendo DS game. Look for this icon on Nintendo DS game packaging for games that include the Nintendo WFC feature. GAMEPLAY AT INTERNET HOTSPOTS Nintendo has partnered with Wayport® (USA only) to provide free Wi-Fi access in many of their hotspot locations. You do not need to do any advance configuration of your Nintendo DS to use these Wayport locations. NOTE: At other partner hotspots, it may be necessary to configure your DS similar to at-home play. Other free non-partner hotspots may also work. Visit www.nintendowifi.com to locate the nearest Nintendo WFC compatible hotspot, and once there, follow these instructions: STEP 1 Insert your Nintendo WFC compatible game into your Nintendo DS and turn on the power. STEP 2 On the Nintendo DS Menu Screen, select the game title in the DS Game Selection panel. STEP 3 From the game menu options, select the choice for Nintendo WFC game play modes. The name of this choice may vary from game to game. STEP 4 From the Nintendo WFC menu, select the choice to connect to the Nintendo WFC service. The name of this choice may vary from game to game. Review the instruction booklet for the game you are playing for specific information on wi-fi game options. To play games at an internet hotspot, please visit www.nintendowifi.com for the latest list of Nintendo WFC compatible hotspots. See next page for more information on how to play games at internet hotspots. To play games over the internet at home, you will need: · An active broadband internet account. · A wireless access point, such as a wireless router or the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector. See pages 4-7 for more information on setting up your Nintendo DS to play games over the internet at home. 2 3 GAMEPLAY AT HOME - Quick Setup To play Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (Nintendo WFC) compatible games on your Nintendo DS at home over the internet, you must have a wireless access point, like a wireless router, and an active broadband internet connection. If you have this setup, go to STEP 1 below. If you do not have a wireless access point, you can purchase one directly from Nintendo. See pages 14-16. STEP 1 Insert your Nintendo WFC compatible game into your Nintendo DS and turn on the power. STEP 2 On the Nintendo DS Menu Screen, select the game title in the DS Game Selection panel. STEP 3 From the game menu options, select the choice for Nintendo WFC game play modes. The name and menu location of this choice may vary from game to game. Review the instruction booklet for the game you are playing for specific information. STEP 4 From the Nintendo WFC menu, select the choice for Nintendo WFC Settings or Setup. STEP 4 will take you to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Setup Utility. The Setup Utility program will configure your Nintendo DS to connect to your wireless access point. You will use this utility the first time you set up your DS to play games over the internet, if you want to change or add an internet connection, or to erase or transfer your setup information. 4 STEP 5 On the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Setup screen, tap the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Settings panel. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Settings panel STEP 6 Tap the Connection 1 panel. You can save up to three different connection settings if you have access to more than one wireless connection. Connection 1 panel 5 NOTE: Before going to STEP 7, check your wireless access point for a button labeled with AOSS. If your access point has this button, go to page 8 for information on setting up your DS using AOSS. STEP 7 Tap the Search for an Access Point panel. Search for an Access Point panel Connection Setting Lock Icons A blue unlocked icon means you can select that connection and test it without any additional steps. A red locked icon means you can select that connection but will have to enter a WEP Key. (See Troubleshooting, pages 21-23, for assistance on finding Wep Keys.) A gray locked icon means that this connection is using a different security setting that doesn't work with the Nintendo DS. (See Troubleshooting, pages 21-23, for assistance on security settings.) STEP 9 Select your connection from the list. (If you need to enter a WEP Key, you will be prompted for it.) The settings for that connection will be saved. Tap "OK" to test the connection. If the connection tests OK, you will be given a "Connection successful" message. You are now ready to play games over the internet. Return to the Nintendo WFC menu in the game and select the option for playing games over internet. If the test is unsuccessful, you will be given an error code and instructions to help resolve setup problems. (Also, see Troubleshooting, pages 21-23.) 7 STEP 8 The Nintendo DS will search for your wireless access point. If there is more than one access point within range, it will be listed also. If your access point is not listed, see Troubleshooting, pages 21-23 for assistance. After the name of the access point, there will be a "lock icon". See the next page for a description of these icons. List of found access points 6 GAMEPLAY AT HOME - AOSS AOSSTM (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) Routers with AOSS automatically detect and configure other AOSS enabled wireless devices. (Most routers do not have the AOSS feature.) AOSS capable routers will have a button on the router identified with the letters "AOSS". Review the documentation for your router to verify if it is AOSS capable. NOTE: The AOSS button may be on the back of the device. IMPORTANT: If you already have other wireless devices configured to use your AOSS access point, you may have to re-configure them after setting up the Nintendo DS to connect to it. If your router has an AOSS button, follow the Quick Setup procedure STEP 1 through STEP 6 (pages 4-5), then follow the instructions on the next page. STEP 7 On the Connection 1 Settings screen, tap the AOSS panel. "AOSS" panel STEP 8 Press the "AOSS" button on your router and hold it down until the AOSS light on the router begins to flicker or blink (then let go). The DS will be configured to connect to the router. It may take a minute or more for this process to complete. STEP 9 After the settings have been saved, you will be able to test the connection. If the connection tests "OK", you will be given a "Connection successful" message. You are now ready to play games over the internet. Return to the Nintendo WFC menu in the game and select the option for playing games over the internet. If the test is unsuccessful, you will be given an error code and instructions to help resolve setup problems. 8 9 GAMEPLAY AT HOME - Manual Setup Manual Setup IMPORTANT: Wireless network devices, network settings, and setup procedures will vary depending on your network environment. You may need to manually edit your Nintendo WFC connection settings if the Quick Setup procedure does not work. For help on Manual Setup and information on many common wireless access points, visit our website at www.nintendowifi.com. Manual setup is recommended for users with experience in setting up and configuring wireless access points and internet connection settings. You should be familiar with the following terms, as some of this information may be necessary to complete Manual Setup. SSID ­ Service Set Identifier, the the name of your access point or wireless router. Review the documentation for your router to find the default SSID name. This name can be changed by the user. WEP ­ Wired Equivalent Privacy, a standardized encryption process to help protect information sent over a wireless network. WEP Key ­ A password used to encrypt the wireless transfer of data between a wireless device (the Nintendo DS) and your wireless access point. Both the access point and the DS must have the same WEP Key. (See Troubleshooting, pages 21-23, for assistance on finding Wep Keys.) IP Address ­ Internet Protocol Address, a unique number used to identify the devices sending and receiving data over a wireless network. 10 Subnet Mask ­ The part of the IP Address that specifies the wireless network. Gateway ­ The wireless network's broadcasting device. When manually setting up a wireless connection, you enter this device's IP Address. DNS ­ Domain Name System, a system for converting networked computer names to IP Addresses. When manually setting up a wireless connection, this entry specifies the IP Address of the server that handles DNS functions. MAC Address ­ Media Access Control Address, a unique identifier assigned to a networking device. DHCP Server ­ The server that automatically assigns IP Addresses. For Manual Setup, follow the Quick Setup procedure STEP 1 through STEP 6 (pages 4-5), then follow the instructions below. STEP 7 On the Connection 1 Settings screen, tap the Manual Setup panel. Manual Setup panel 11 STEP 8 On the Manual Setup screen, tap Edit for each setting that you will enter information for. STEP 10 When you are finished editing settings, tap the Test Connection panel on the Manual Setup screen (see page 12). If the connection tests OK, you will be given a "Connection successful" message. You are now ready to play games over the internet. Return to the Nintendo WFC menu in the game and select the option for playing games over internet. If the test is unsuccessful, you will be given an error code and instructions to help resolve setup problems. (Also, see Troubleshooting, pages 21-23.) Test Connection panel Manual Setup screen STEP 9 Using the Keyboard panel, enter the desired information. You can either use the stylus, or the Nintendo DS +Control Pad and A/B Buttons to enter information. Keyboard panel 12 13 NINTENDO WI-FI USB CONNECTOR Nintendo® Wi-Fi USB Connector If you do not have a wireless access point, you can purchase the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector. The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector is a Nintendo WFC dedicated wireless access point, only for use with a Nintendo DS, that can be ins ...