Cannot connect wirelessly with wpa_supplicant or netctl

Hey, I just installed arch linux. Also, I feel like I've accomplished some rite of passage just registering for these forums, as I had to get that command for the security question figured out (it failed a few times) then manually copy it to my laptop, which I'm using now. Anyway, here's my problem:
I failed to properly configure my internet connection while chrooted, as per the beginner's guide. Now I'm trying to fix it; I believe it's a problem with my config file. Here it is:
Description='Home wireless; WPA-encrypted'
Interface=wlp7s6
Connection=wireless
Security=wpa
IP=dhcp
ESSID='HOME-3D58'
# Prepend hexadecimal keys with \"
# If your key starts with ", write it as '""<key"'
# See also: the section on special quoting rules in netctl.profile(5)
Key='#######'
# Uncomment this if your ssid is hidden
#Hidden=yes
I sure hope I copied that right, I'm manually copying it from my desktop (where I just installed arch) to my laptop, which is up and running crunchbang.
when I execute
netctl start home-wireless
I get the output
Job for netctl@home\x2dwireless.service failed. See "systemctl status netctl@home\x2dwireless.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.
executing the former (systemctl status....) gives
netctl@home\x2dwireless.service - Networking for netctl profile homex2dwireless
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/system/[email protected]; static)
Active: inactive (dead)
Docs: man:netctl.profile(5)
executing the latter (journalctl -xn) gives: (NOTE: dates and times have been left out because I'm tired of typing all this) also, replace <mac-address> with the mac address of my router (at least, I think it's my router...)
wlp7s6: deauthenticating from <mac-address> by local choice (reason=3)
cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
wlp7s6: authenticate with <mac-address>
wlp7s6: send auth to <mac-address> (try 1/3)
wlp7s6: authenticated
wlp7s6: associate with <mac-address> (try 1/3)
wlp7s6: RX AssocResp from <mac-address> (capab=0xc11 status=0 aid=6)
wlp7s6: associated
wlp7s6: deauthenticating from <mac-address> by local choice (reason=3)
cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US
Derp.
when I try to use
iw dev wlp7s6 scan | grep SSID
I find my router (HOME-3D58). I then ran
wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp7s6 -c <(wpa_passphrase "HOME-3D58" "#######")
then, the console outputs
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
however, if I try to ping any website, I am told that the "network is unreachable"
halps?

Sorry because I am reading your post very fast and no deeply.
But, I think parameters like essid and key must not have quoting.
essid=myessid
key=/"####what you get from wpa_passphrase
This message:
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
not means you are connected.
Edit: (added)
There is an example in ArchWiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … bit_PSK.29
/etc/netctl/wireless-wpa
Description='A simple WPA encrypted wireless connection using 256-bit PSK'
Interface=wlp2s2
Connection=wireless
Security=wpa
IP=dhcp
ESSID=archlinux
Key=\"64cf3ced850ecef39197bb7b7b301fc39437a6aa6c6a599d0534b16af578e04a
Last edited by Alber (2013-06-28 12:32:03)

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