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Old 11-22-2010, 10:37 PM   #1
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No WiFi - can't setup Nook Color...!

Just bought the Nook Color and I am in an area with no Wifi...can't continue the setup of the device...! How can I continue..? Calibre won't detect it.
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Old 11-22-2010, 10:49 PM   #2
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I don't know if there's a workaround. According to the User Guide "you will not be able to set up your NOOKcolor without a Wi-Fi connection".
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Ouch! Looks like if you want to set it up then you'll have to get to a B&N or another wi-fi area....that's terrible that you can't even use it unless you are in a wi-fi area.
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Old 11-23-2010, 12:36 AM   #4
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I was afraid of that...off to BN I go...thanks for the comments...
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Old 11-23-2010, 02:15 AM   #5
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I was afraid of that...off to BN I go...thanks for the comments...
Other places that offer free WiFi include public libraries, McDonald's, Starbucks, etc. One of these may be closer to you than B&N.
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Wi-Fi on Nook has to Publish your SSID

Looks like in order for the Nook Color to go wireless, you have to publish your wireless SSID. I have mine secured, but everytime I turn off publishing my SSID, I lose wireless connection.

I don't have that problem on my Itouch, laptops and Wii. Hope they fix that. Just one more step in my security plan.
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Old 11-23-2010, 07:53 PM   #7
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Looks like in order for the Nook Color to go wireless, you have to publish your wireless SSID. I have mine secured, but everytime I turn off publishing my SSID, I lose wireless connection.

I don't have that problem on my Itouch, laptops and Wii. Hope they fix that. Just one more step in my security plan.
It also doesn't support WPA2. I have to drop down to WPA in order to connect to the net.
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You mean on the router itself

On the Nook Color, it says: Security WPA/WPA2 PSK. So I assume you are meaning it doesn't support WPA2 from the router's point of view?
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On the Nook Color, it says: Security WPA/WPA2 PSK. So I assume you are meaning it doesn't support WPA2 from the router's point of view?
My router was set at WPA2 and it failed to connect. Two CS reps later and I was told the NC doesn't support WPA2. It only supports WPA and lower, so I had reset my router to WPA and was connected.

I no longer trust the User Guide, since it also says that you can't charge the NC from a PC and that you must use the provided USB cable. Others have already proven that you can charge it from a PC and that any standard micro USB cable can be used.
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My router was set at WPA2 and it failed to connect. Two CS reps later and I was told the NC doesn't support WPA2. It only supports WPA and lower, so I had reset my router to WPA and was connected.

I no longer trust the User Guide, since it also says that you can't charge the NC from a PC and that you must use the provided USB cable. Others have already proven that you can charge it from a PC and that any standard micro USB cable can be used.
I have WPA2 at home and I have no issues with the nookcolor. The User Guide must be wrong.
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I have WPA2 at home and I have no issues with the nookcolor. The User Guide must be wrong.
Then my NC is probably defective, because it won't work on WPA2.
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I have WPA2 at home and I have no issues with the nookcolor. The User Guide must be wrong.
Does your router use TKIP or AES encryption? If you select WPA2 and choose TKIP (which you can legitimately do) it's really the same thing as WPA. AES encryption capability is what makes WPA2 different from WPA. It wouldn't surprise me if the NC couldn't do AES, since I believe it has more strict export restrictions than TKIP. It also requires more processing power than TKIP, which may be another reason (battery life.. I can't imagine the processor couldn't handle it, it just may suck more power).

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My router was set at WPA2 and it failed to connect. Two CS reps later and I was told the NC doesn't support WPA2. It only supports WPA and lower, so I had reset my router to WPA and was connected.

I no longer trust the User Guide, since it also says that you can't charge the NC from a PC and that you must use the provided USB cable. Others have already proven that you can charge it from a PC and that any standard micro USB cable can be used.
My router is set to WPA2-PSK and the Nook Color connects without a problem. The NC does support WPA2-PSK.

EDIT: My router settings just say "WPA2-PSK", but according to the connected windows PC the connection is using WP2-PSK TKIP.

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Does your router use TKIP or AES encryption? If you select WPA2 and choose TKIP (which you can legitimately do) it's really the same thing as WPA. AES encryption capability is what makes WPA2 different from WPA. It wouldn't surprise me if the NC couldn't do AES, since I believe it has more strict export restrictions than TKIP. It also requires more processing power than TKIP, which may be another reason (battery life.. I can't imagine the processor couldn't handle it, it just may suck more power).
Well, that makes sense. My options are:
  • None
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK [TKIP]
  • WPA2-PSK [AES]
  • WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]
The last two options wouldn't work for me. So I'm currently at option three.
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Well, that makes sense. My options are:
  • None
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK [TKIP]
  • WPA2-PSK [AES]
  • WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]
The last two options wouldn't work for me. So I'm currently at option three.
My router's default setting WPA and WPA2, AES and TKIP, and the documentation states that devices will automatically negotiate with what they support. I'm somewhat ashamed to say that I don't know exactly how this negotiation operates, but glad to report that the Nook Color connected without a hint of a problem.

In short, your last option above, tubemonkey, should have worked, and I'm not sure where the fault lies.

In general, AES WiFi support is implemented in hardware (which, as you might expect, means it generally performs better than TKIP), but I don't know if the Nook Color has support for it. (I attempted to look up the WiFi chipset through the MAC address only to learn that the MAC range is registered to "BARNES&NOBLE.COM" ... not very helpful. )
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