How To Use Chromecast In Hotel

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How to use chromecast in hotel. If you ve gotten a wee bit addicted to your chromecast and we hardly blame you it s a fantastic little device you might want to take it on the road with you. The mac address for your chromecast which can be used to identify it as a device on the hotel network appears in the home app during the setup process so start this as normal and then make a. Using your chromecast in a hotel is just one of the device s many cool features. If network login is required you ll need to create a hotspot use a router or make the hotel router think your chromecast is a laptop. This could be a problem since most public wifi has this feature enabled and if they don t they should.

The first time you use chromecast with your connectify hotspot you will have to set it up manually. If you re headed to a friend s house you shouldn t have any issues. In the event you ve never attempted it using a chromecast in a hotel is generally impossible using hotel wi fi and this reason alone has made it a terrible travel companion. I read on the developer site that wireless isolation must be disabled in order to use the chromecast. Hotels don t always make it easy to use your chromecast.

At a hotel with an open wi fi network and no required login. Plug your chromecast into the tv and set it up on the wi fi network. If you re headed to a hotel however there are plenty of pitfalls. I have a chromecast a tablet and an android phone so if the hotel wifi doesn t work i can always hotspot with phone and control with tablet. Read on as we show you how to use the chromecast in a hotel room.

The connectify hotspot makes your chromecast plug and play even if you are staying a different hotel every night. But every time after that all you need to do is open up your laptop and turn on your connectify hotspot your chromecast will recognize the connectify connection from its last connection.