Connecting to the Internet

Connecting Your Devkit to the Internet

Note

The LAN connection on the front of your CAT-DEV is not used for the internet. In order to connect to the internet, you need a secondary network connection. This can either be via a USB LAN adapter, or via a wireless network router. Both the CAT-DEV and CAT-R devkits come equipped with wireless networking.

There are two ways to connect to internet. Both methods can be done on either devkit, but use of the Wii U Menu requires that you have already installed the Wii U Menu Changer.

Setting up the Connection Using the Wii U Menu

If you have the Wii U Menu Changer installed, this is the easiest method. This is exactly the same as a retail Wii U. Launch the Wii U menu, go to System Settings > Internet and follow the instructions. You can verify your connection by starting the Internet Browser and trying to view a webpage.

Setting up the Connection Using the System Config Tool

  1. If you are not planning to use wireless networking, plug in a USB LAN adapter, and connect that to a router with access to the internet.
  2. Turn on your devkit. If you are using a CAT-DEV, you will also need to run the command "cafex on" in cafex_env.bat.
  3. In System Config Tool, go to Network Setting.
  4. Select Profile 1. (Any profile is fine to use, but we will use Profile 1 for this guide.)
  5. Set Status to Valid. Note that you must press the A Button to save your changes before pressing the B Button to move on.
  6. Select Edit Config.

  7. Set the Connection Mode. If you are setting it to Wireless, go to step 9. If you are setting it to Wired, go to step 10.

  8. For Wireless:

    1. Select Access Point (AP) Setting.
    2. Select Scan.

    3. Select Update to get a list of available wireless networks.

    4. Scroll down and select the desired network.

    5. Select Privacy Key, then use the touchpad or a keyboard to enter the password for the network. The password will be displayed in plain text. To enter the text using a keyboard, either plug a USB keyboard into your devkit, or if you are using a CAT-DEV, you can enter commands using your PC keyboard if your Cafex_env console window has focus.

  9. Once you are finished entering the configuration information for the Access Point, back out of the Edit Config screen

  10. Select Connection Test to see if everything is working correctly.

  11. If everything is working correctly, back out of the Profile 1 screen

  12. Scroll up to Select Default Profile and make sure Profile 1 is selected.

If you are using network features that require an NNID such as Miiverse or an independent server in your game, you will also need to set up an NNID on your devkit.

 

 


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