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hesido · Mar 29, 2015

Here are two most important settings you have to change:

Turn OFF Power save settings ---> "use Wi-fi in Power Save Mode" Importance level: Over 9000.
In your wi-fi routers settings, change your security setting to "WPA2 / AES". Absolutely no TKIP, force AES and AES only. Importance level: Very.

Edit: Be sure to checkout the official Remote Play topic if you still have problems.

Edit : For PSN connection and store problems (it shouldn't affect local remote play), manually entering DNS's may help further. The TKIP to AES change helping connections is confirmed also by Luigi87.

Source-
From 60fps remoteplay thread:

Vashetti said:
As has already been said, 30fps games benefit from selecting 60fps streaming.

Oh and make sure "use Wi-fi in Power Save Mode" is disabled on the Vita.

Reminder: The setting can be found in "Power save settings" and not under wi-fi. (Also another mini obstacle no small thanks to the UI team.. You're having wi-fi connection problems and the setting is not found under wi-fi..)

Vashetti said:
It's a poorly labelled setting on the Vita, you'd think it would mean to continue using Wi-Fi in standby/'power-save' mode.

But really, it means to keep the Wi-Fi chip in a permanent low-power state, meaning signal strength and internet speed is much weaker.

Some months ago, I was having problems, wi-fi was constantly disconnecting, the wi-fi quality bar was low even in the same room... And I even made sure the "use Wi-fi in Power Save mode" turned on, hey, I didn't want Wi-fi to turn off when I close the screen or wi-fi was idle. Right? WRONG. I found out that you actually have to turn that off to fix those problems!

On 60 fps remote play thread, Vashetti reminded of this setting and judging by the responses, I'm making a new thread to let people know of this fix. And till this day, I didn't know why that prefrences meant, until Vashetti pointed out why. Damn it Sony, how can anyone having Wi-fi problems actually figure it out to disable that setting? You either document it well on spot or choose a proper title for it. You did neither.

GhostTrick · Mar 29, 2015

Hahahaha okay ! That IS poorly worded

Flunkie · Mar 29, 2015

I think this may be the reason Remote Play has constantly been ass for me.

Twookie · Mar 29, 2015

Oh so THAT is why my wifi experience has been terrible. Gotta test this out

Hung_real · Mar 29, 2015

Mind blown

Vashetti · Mar 29, 2015

Hello

joe2187 · Mar 29, 2015

Where do i find this setting? Im looking Network and Wi Fi section in settings and Im not seeing it.

Spaced Harrier · Mar 29, 2015

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Chezzymann · Mar 29, 2015

I could easily play 3DS games online but couldn't play Vita games online in my dorm. Maybe this was the problem.

Ridley327 · Mar 29, 2015

joe2187 said:
Where do i find this setting? Im looking Network and Wi Fi section in settings and Im not seeing it.

It's in the Power Save settings.

Mundharmonika · Mar 29, 2015

For a long time I have thought my Vita is faulty. Thank you so much for this thread.

joe2187 · Mar 29, 2015

Ridley327 said:
It's in the Power Save settings.

Alright thanks got it!

-Horizon- · Mar 29, 2015

This is still crazy to me. Have had a vita for almost 2 years now and didn't think this would be the culprit.

Baleoce · Mar 29, 2015

Just checked, and it was ticked... Thank you OP / the person you quoted. At a loss for words, is this checked by default, or did I do this myself thinking it would mean wifi data would still transfer in an idle state? I don't even know anymore.

DieH@rd · Mar 29, 2015

This was known from before, but we Vita owners never manged to popularize it.

Anyhow, 60fps RP is great with Vita [direct mode in my case]. Great added feature for PS4 gaming.

But beware, this will not solve all problems!
- On larger distances, you can switch from direct to router mode, especially if your router is badass and has good and strong antennas
- It is highly preferred that PS4 is connected to the internet via LAN cable, so that it's WIFi module is free for direct connection [cable also sends data better to router if you don't want direct PS4>Vita connection].
- Check your airspace for 2.4Ghz WiFi signal congestion. People in building appartments can often catch 20+ WiFi signals, which can interfere with Vita. Vita settings have a feature of changing channels. Use that to pick best possible channel.
- To preform RP from outside of home, both home and away router need to behave correctly. This is area that stops many people from contacting their home PS4 when they are away.
- To some rare few... nothing can provide good RP. :-/

For more info, check FAQ, tips and user impressions in Remote Play OT

Jedi2016 · Mar 29, 2015

That is stupid wording on Sony's behalf, especially if there's no instructions or text to go with it. I wonder how many calls their support group gets on this?

wrowa · Mar 29, 2015

Wow, need to check my Vita ASAP. Always thought that my Vita was either broken or that Vita's wi-fi is terrible in general.

jaina · Mar 29, 2015

I don't use remote play yet, but thanks anyway for explaining that setting. I'm one of those who misunderstood it.

rocksteady1983 · Mar 29, 2015

Gonna have to give this a try. Last week I was in the same room as my router, sitting on the couch about six feet away and was getting 57%. I just couldn't fathom it being that terrible. Hadn't played remote play in months cause it was so crappy. Really hope this works.

Edit: well shit, mine was already disabled, so still no fix for me.

Edit 2: I didn't have the absolute latest software update so I'm still holding onto hope. Will update.

Edit 3: still getting the same bad percentage

Cade · Mar 29, 2015

....Son of a bitch. I've had my Vita since day 2 and have always had it in that mode. Fucking Sony settings.

McFadge · Mar 29, 2015

Part of that 3% is Sony allowing my Vita to connect to WPA Enterprise networks. Want to remote play from Uni

SerTapTap · Mar 29, 2015

Christ what awful labeling. I think I heard this before and disabled it already fortunately

hesido · Mar 29, 2015

Even more insulting, there used to be a setting called Disconnect Wi-Fi Connection Automatically option, which had to be turned ON (I'm not shitting) to fix wi-fi drops. Now I guess it is replaced with the power save labelled setting, which has to be turned OFF!

http://www.ps4blog.net/topic/my-first-vita-impressions/#post-441

NinJaSQUARE · Mar 29, 2015

I'm getting a Vita in a couple of days, so this is really nice to know!

KupoNut · Mar 29, 2015

Oh wow, remote play always was bad even though my internet was really stable and good; just noticed it was in that setting too, thanks so much!

Zenfalcia · Mar 29, 2015

Damn, that's some poor phrasing.

hesido said:
Even more insulting, there used to be a setting called “Disconnect Wi-Fi Connection Automatically” option, which had to be turned ON (I'm not shitting) to fix wi-fi drops. Now I guess it is replaced with the power save labelled setting, which has to be turned OFF!

http://www.ps4blog.net/topic/my-first-vita-impressions/#post-441

What? Well... this is just getting even more confusing...

Plopboy · Mar 29, 2015

Cheers. That has really made a big difference

Blackthorn · Mar 29, 2015

Very happy this has been brought to attention and baffled at how something could be so poorly described.

Axiom · Mar 29, 2015

I....this is really helpful.

Thank you.

That is the worst phrasing.

SmithnCo · Mar 29, 2015

lol. That is very poorly worded. Thanks.

nbnt · Mar 29, 2015

Seriously mind blown. I've had it on since day 1.

RexNovis · Mar 29, 2015

Whelp my download speed just skyrocketed from 10mbps to 25mbps THANK YOU!

Matush · Mar 29, 2015

My DL speed is still 10mbps, but I have 50mbps. Not sure what to do.

DanteGhost · Mar 29, 2015

My remote play experience is still poor even with that setting off. Something might be wrong with my vita. And yes it is connected directly to my ps4 :-(.

Animation-Imp · Mar 29, 2015

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

A world of difference, will pass this through to all my rl buddies.

krpiper · Mar 29, 2015

Silky smooth The Golf Club remote play!

Thanks!

I think I'll be playing this a lot more now...

Hibiki Kurosawa · Mar 29, 2015

Well then. That might explain a few things.

MattyG · Mar 29, 2015

No way. THIS is why remote play has always been shit for me? What? Just... what?

DaBoss · Mar 29, 2015

I think I'll keep it enabled to keep the amazing battery life lol.

Don't have a PS4 for remote play and don't have games that I would play online, so yea.

Thanks for the heads up.

Alucrid · Mar 29, 2015

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I bought a R7000 thinking that my old router was shitty because of my vita's connection

JCizzle · Mar 29, 2015

They worded this setting about as poorly as possible.

Vanguard · Mar 29, 2015

I remember when I first found out about this because it kept automatically pausing my downloads when it was enabled.

Alienous · Mar 29, 2015

HOLY SHIT.

That's what that meant!? I thought it led me download stuff in sleep-mode.

Haha, what the fuck? Comprehension, man.

Ein Bear · Mar 29, 2015

Oh holy shit! Is that why remote play has never worked for me since launch? The phrasing on that couldn't be worse.

dakun · Mar 29, 2015

hesido said:
From 60fps remoteplay thread:

Some months ago, I was having problems, wi-fi was constantly disconnecting, the wi-fi quality bar was low even in the same room... And I even made sure the "use Wi-fi in Power Save mode" turned on, hey, I didn't want Wi-fi to turn off when I close the screen or wi-fi was idle. Right? WRONG. I found out that you actually have to turn that off to fix those problems!

On 60 fps remote play thread, Vashetti reminded of this setting and judging by the responses, I'm making a new thread to let people know of this fix. And till this day, I didn't know why that prefrences meant, until Vashetti pointed out why. Damn it Sony, how can anyone having Wi-fi problems actually figure it out to disable that setting? You either document it well on spot or choose a proper title for it. You did neither.

HOLY SHIT.. from the first day i had my PS4 i always had TERRIBLE lag on my vita.. and it is actually because of the terribly worded option!

Seriously.. that is laughably bad wording by Sony.. i've used my Vita since it's release date in that mode.. thinking it was for the very thing you described.

Sidewinder · Mar 29, 2015

Damn, had my Vita since launch and had sometimes problems downloading stuff and lately it would often lose Wi-Fi connection, hope this will solve it. Already feared my beloved Vita was shitting the bed.

Maybe it's also time to try remote play again, didn't really work that well when I tried it out.

bobawesome · Mar 29, 2015

...this explains so much.

BigDug13 · Mar 29, 2015

JCizzle said:
They worded this setting about as poorly as possible.

Not only that, but they put it into a settings page where the ONLY other setting is talking about how long until the system goes into standby. Further reinforcing the idea that it was a setting that related to standby.

Sony really needs to fix this. This incompetence has caused dozens of gamers to think remote play sucked. Dozens! ;p

gruenel · Mar 29, 2015

-Cade said:
....Son of a bitch. I've had my Vita since day 2 and have always had it in that mode. Fucking Sony settings.

Same. Based OP

Luigiv · Mar 29, 2015

Oh cool, now the PSN store is actually usable. I was wondering why it was even slower than the PS3 store when everyone else was claiming the contrary. What a shitty setting, why does it even exist in the first place?

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