If you’re unsure, then just start at the beginning and work your way through to the end.

Improve Your Wireless Signal

Wireless networks are convenient, but they’re less reliable than wired networks.

Exterior walls and bathroom walls are typically more difficult for wireless signals to penetrate.

An Xbox One network Wi-Fi settings menu displayed on a television

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Try placing both the router and the Xbox One up as high as possible to reduce interference.

Remove or unplug sources of interference like cordless phones, intercoms, and microwaves.

Tryswitching your Wi-Fi data pipe to a different channel.

Wi-Fi settings of a TP-Link router

If you’re using a5 GHz Wi-Fi internet, try switching to 2.4 GHz.

While 5 GHz can provide faster speeds, 2.4 GHz networks have better range.

Leave your modem and router unplugged for 1030 seconds.

Xbox One System Settings menu

Plug your modem and router back in.

Shut your Xbox One down.

Unplug your Xbox One from power.

Xbox One network settings menu with ‘Set up wireless network’ selected

Leave your Xbox One unplugged for at least one minute.

Plug your Xbox One back in.

Turn your Xbox One on and check the Wi-Fi connection.

Network selection menu on Xbox One

You canusuallyaccess your router’s tweaks by navigating to routerlogin.net,192.168.0.1,192.168.1.1, or192.168.2.1.

Write down the SSID and password.

Turn your Xbox One on.

Xbox One wireless network password screen

Press the Guide button on your Xbox One controller, and navigate toSystem>configs.

SelectSet up wireless web connection.

Look for theSSIDthat you wrote down in step one, and select it.

Xbox One Advanced network settings menu

Enter the password you wrote down in step one.

Check to see if your Xbox One has connected to your Wi-Fi online grid.

What Else Can Prevent an Xbox One From Connecting to a Wireless internet?

Xbox One Advanced settings menu with ‘Alternate MAC address’ selected

The benefit of using an Ethernet connection is that wired connections are much more reliable than wireless ones.

Dev error 6034 indicates corrupted game data inCall of Duty: Modern Warfare.

To fix it, uninstall old multiplayer data packs by going toOptions>General>Game Installs.

Clearing Xbox One ‘Alternate Wireless MAC address’

After uninstalling old data, implement the latest data pack.

Unplug the power cord and wait about 30 seconds.

Plug the console back in and power it up.

Restart console message on Xbox One

If it’s still stuck on a black screen,perform a factory reset on the Xbox One.