![]() That's great because it means your Chromecast and controlling device (like your laptop or phone) can talk to each other. Let's say you're in a hotel that doesn't have AP isolation turned on. Check out tutorials on the subject here and here.Ĭircumvent the Splash Screen by Cloning Your MAC Address If you like this method but you're not too keen on shelling out cash for a portable router, you might consider the free (but slightly more complicated) methods that involve turning your hard-wired laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot. This is also the only technique that allows you to use the hotel's data network in the face of (all-too-common) AP isolation. You can go from no Chromecast to Chromecast access is less than a minute. This is the technique we recommend as it works in practically any room with an Ethernet jack and, if you do the initial setup at home, is essentially just plug and play. Once you accept the terms of agreement with one device through the unified access point the security system will let anything connected to the portable Wi-Fi router, including the Chromecast, pass through just fine. The router has a single IP/MAC address and doles out access (just like your home router) to all the attached devices. Unfortunately AP isolation completely breaks the Chromecast as it needs to talk to other devices on the network (specifically to the smartphone, tablet, or computer you're controlling it with). There's no way to work around that limitation without bringing in additional hardware.Īlthough its rare, if the hotel does have a login/authentication splash page for Ethernet users you can simply visit it with one of your devices (while connected to the wi-fi router). This is a good security measure that prevents other hotel guests from gaining access to your devices (if you, for example, mistakenly turned on network sharing for the Wi-Fi network and left your shared folders wide open). First, the network may have AP/client isolation turned out wherein any client on the Wi-Fi network is isolated from any other client. ![]() There are two fundamental problems inherent in setting up a Chromecast on a hotel Wi-Fi network. While you might be able to recreate the simple at-home setup if you happen to be staying in a bed and breakfast or a small non-chain hotel with simple Wi-Fi configurations, the simple setup process falls apart in large hotel chains with managed infrastructures. What you'd like to do, transport this setup away from your home to a hotel room, is in fact doable but not by setting up the Chromecast in the traditional fashion. Windows 10 has a built-in feature called "Mobile Hotspot" that can do this in just a few clicks. But there's a simpler solution, which is to simply create a Wi-Fi hotspot from your laptop and connect the Chromecast through your laptop instead. The Easy Way: Set Up a Wi-Fi Hotspot Using Your LaptopĬonnecting your Chromecast through the hotel is going to be a pain or require special hardware - keep reading if you want to learn all the rest of the details. ![]() Once you have a solid understanding of what the Chromecast needs to function smoothly you can better evaluate the potential solutions and even come up with some of your own. Not only is the Chromecast awesome and a great way to stream media, once you're used to how convinient it is the cruddy content on basic cable (and the expense of paying for movies in hotels) becomes unbearable.īefore we dig into potential solutions, let's outline what you need to make the Chromecast work and where the pitfalls lie. We fully understand your desire to take the Chromecast on the road. ![]()
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