How-to: Using shortcuts for easier PS3, PSP browsing

Posted Jun 3, 2007 at 2:00PM by Karl B. Listed in: How-To Tags: Router, Sony

Sometimes, browsing the Internet using a PSP or a PS3 can be a good alternative to doing it on a desktop PC or a laptop. The only huge drawback to this is the text input system on both devices. Of course, you can use a keyboard with either system, but what if you don't have one?

That's where shortcuts come in. These can make browsing via the PS3 and PSP a more hassle-free endeavor. To help people get acquainted with how to go about using shortcuts, the Sony Protection Group has come up with an easy tutorial on how to do just that. Here are the steps:

Visit OpenDNS and click Get Started.
Choose the router option and your router model.
Log in to your router. Often, the preferences are set in your web browser, via a URL with numbers (example: http://192.168.0.1). You may need a password.
Find the DNS server settings.
Scan for the letters DNS next to a field which allows two sets of numbers, each broken into four groups of one to three numbers.
Put in the OpenDNS server addresses as your DNS server settings and save/apply.
Please write down your current settings before you entering the OpenDNS addresses, just in case.
Restart your computer and router. Visit: welcome.opendns.com to verify all is well.
Create an OpenDNS account as this will give you the ability to create shortcuts. Once logged in click the Networks section and add your current IP address. Now start creating your shortcuts! Type these shortcuts into any browser on your LAN like your PS3 or PSP and you are there.

Try it out and let us know how you find it. Has it made things easier or do you guys prefer to use homebrew apps (in the case of the PSP, anyway) to help with your typing? Leave a comment and let us know what you think.

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Comments

# ... — Guest 2007-06-03 09:47

FIRST! and how bout ...no

# HUH??? — Guest 2007-06-03 10:05

so wat does this do, i dont get it?

# opendns — Guest 2007-06-03 10:13

or you could just use bookmarks, problem solved.

that said, i use opendns, much faster web browsing, instantly finds the pages, i never see "looking up" on firefox and my net no longer vuts out while torrenting ;)

# umm... — Guest 2007-06-03 10:20

Why would you sully your reputation by linking to Sony protection Group. These are just a group of scumbag fanboys.

Really not worth even bothering with them. Bookmarks or even a simple html doc containing your links will do.

# yup — Guest 2007-06-03 10:36

ya maybe ur right.

# Book Mark — Guest 2007-06-03 11:24

I Agree .... just book mark...

any noob can do that ...why the Hassle?

# uh qj has no reputation — Guest 2007-06-03 11:53

qj posts ever little rumor no matter what. they even post articles based on forum posts. qj is probablyt the worst place for actual news.

# Unless — Guest 2007-06-03 12:58

unless its made for addresses that are like 50 characters long becuase there is noway i can be bother typing 50 characters into my psp just to bookmark it.

Im looking at buying a psp wat do u lot think of this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140125169612&ssPageNam e=ADME:L:LCA:UK:31

# umm — Guest 2007-06-03 13:15

no, theres a program that helps u save a adrest to ur favorite on the psp, nice to hear ur getting a psp, it's going to be a blas, that auction is a good deal!

# 7 — Guest 2007-06-03 21:18

just bookmark the page

# Not again. — Guest 2007-06-04 01:22

Another load of copy and paste from ps3news.com. Would it not hurt to get the correct sources?

# ... — Guest 2007-06-04 05:08

well... it's something to post about

also you can use these shortcuts with any internet device configured with an opendns ip

# what? — Guest 2007-06-04 16:05

am i a noob for not understanding any of that

what is dns??????????

# Copy and Paste — Guest 2007-06-04 16:07

As a matter of fact I wrote that article from scratch for the SPG.

I'm glad to see though that I'm not the only one that thought it might be useful as I have now searched ps3news.com and found the entry you are speaking of.

# It's the service — Guest 2007-06-08 12:13

it's just the service let you browse with those nice adresses like www.youareanub.yes instead of the real IP of the place you are going, for example 192.168.0.7

You can set the dns on the router settings you are using with the PSP!

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