If you have an old Xbox 360 dashboard, you can use the"Windows Connect Now" feature. You dump your network settings onto your USB flash drive and you just plug it into your Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 should detect your saved ESSID and your password.
The "Windows Connect Now" guide hasn't been updated for the new 2010 dashboard, however:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962966/
Because it doesn't currently work for the new dashboard, I have the same problem too.
I have a 63-character WPA2 wireless password, and I won't be able to enter it every time I plug and unplug the wireless adapter, even though I have a USB keyboard.
The only workaround to connect my Xbox 360 wirelessly would be to add a new virtual access point in my router and set a shorter, less secure password. Although the password is shorter, I still have to type it every time I re-configure my Xbox 360 network settings.
To do use a virtual access point, your router or network device needs to support the creation of virtual access points or VAPs. If your router supports third-party firmware, such as DD-WRT or Tomato, I recommend that you install new firmware and create a new VAP. You can temporaily enable or disable the VAP and change the password anytime you want. This is a lot better than showing everyone your main wireless access point's password.
Unfortunately, it looks like the new update has removed some useful networking features, such as "Windows Connect Now" and NAT detection.
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