If you are a fan of video games, you surely have a PlayStation console, and you will know that you can connect it to Wi-Fi networks wherever you are located. Setting up the internet connection to your PS4 is very easy and you can add or disconnect as many networks as you like.
On the other hand, if you want to change your internet connection to any other network, you can do it in a few minutes on any version of PlayStation. Likewise, next, we will show you how to delete the Wi-Fi network to which your PS4 connects in a simple way.
What should you know before deleting a Wi-Fi network from a PS4?
In order to delete a Wi-Fi network from your PS4, you must verify certain characteristics so that at the time of performing the procedure it does not present any problem. However, before doing so, you must take into account that there is no specific button to delete a Wi-Fi network, but rather tricks to do so.
Check if the Wi-Fi connection is activated
Mainly, you should check if the Wi-Fi connection of your PS4 is activated, since it is usually one of the features that tend to be taken for granted. To do this, you must go to the settings section of your PS4 with the control of the console and select the network options.
To continue, you must press the “View connection status” option so that the console performs an analysis of the network to which it is connected. If this test comes back positive with no network errors, it means that an internet connection is up and running.
On the other hand, if the connection analysis or test throws up an error, it means that there are problems with the network to which it is connected or that it is not connected to any Wi-Fi network.
Check the Ethernet cable connection to the console
If performing the above check resulted in a connection error or shows you that you are not connected to any network, you can use Ethernet cables. The connection may have problems or has not been established because perhaps an Ethernet cable is poorly connected, either from the modem to the Router or to the PS4.
To try to establish a stable connection to the console again, you must verify each connection of the Ethernet cables that are related to the Wi-Fi network and then perform the network test or analysis again.
What is the way to delete a network from your PS4?
As we have previously explained, PlayStation consoles do not have an option specifically to delete or delete a Wi-Fi network. However, there are other methods or tricks with which you can do it in just a few minutes, either by changing the network, entering wrong data, among others.
Change the network your PS4 will connect to
One of the most common ways for your PS4 not to connect to a Wi-Fi network is by adding or connecting it to a different network, for this you just have to follow these steps:
- To start, you must enter “Settings” and then enter the “Network” option, where you must select the “Configure an internet connection” option.
- Now, you must choose “Use Wi-Fi” and press the “Personalize” option, where you must choose the new internet network you want to connect and enter its data.
- After entering the data of the new network, just press “Accept” and wait a few seconds for the network analysis process to finish.
Choose whether the internet will be wireless or wired
The following way in which you can disconnect a Wi-Fi network from your PS4 is very simple, and it is usually very effective. To do this you must change the network settings and configure it to a different connection, the options that the console has are the wireless connection or a LAN network cable.
In case the network you want to disconnect is a Wi-Fi network and you don’t want to connect a new network, you can enter the network settings and then “Set up an internet connection”. Finally, just choose the option “Use a LAN network cable”, done this, your internet connection will not be established in any Wi-Fi network.
If you want to do an easy or manual setup
On the other hand, from the console you can change your Wi-Fi network settings thanks to the custom network settings tools. With it you can choose if you want to make the configuration of your Wi-Fi easy, which will put all your data, such as IP address, DNS, or the type of password, automatically.
On the other hand, the manual configuration of a manual Wi-Fi network, although it may be a bit more complicated, is usually more detailed, with which you can enter the characteristics of the network yourself.
With these configurations you can disconnect a Wi-Fi network from your PS4 just by exchanging the network data for the wrong ones so that your console cannot establish a connection with it, to do so you just have to follow these steps:
- Turn on your PS4 and look for the settings in the main menu, being there you must select the network settings option.
- Now you must enter the “Set up an internet connection” option where you must select “Use Wi-Fi” and choose “Personalize”.
- Find and choose the network you want to remove or delete from your PS4, then click on it with the X on the console controller and then press “Cancel”.
- Now the console will show you the network and a box where the password will be, which you must delete and enter the wrong one.
- When entering a wrong password, the system will show you a box stating that it is wrong, finally press “OK” and click to go back twice.
Once this procedure is finished, the Wi-Fi network will not reconnect on your PS4 since it has erroneous data.
When the PS4 is in sleep mode
If your PS4 is in sleep or standby mode and you want to perform any of the procedures described above to delete or disable any Wi-Fi networks, you can do so without any problem. You just need to take the main control of the console and touch or move one of the buttons so that it turns on.
Finally, you just have to log in to the profile of the PS4 you want and apply the methods described above, following the steps one by one according to what is described in them.
Why does my PlayStation 4 keep connecting to the same network?
If your PlayStation 4 still connects to the same network after applying any of the methods described above, you should verify that you have completed all the steps correctly. However, as we explained in previous points, you should also check the internet connections, both the physical ones, such as the Ethernet cables, and the network one, are established correctly.
On the other hand, if the problem when trying to disconnect a Wi-Fi network from your PS4 persists, all that remains is to resort to technical support in order to solve the problem as soon as possible.
