Hotel Wi-Fi services are riddled with their own set of problems. If you’re having trouble connecting to a hotel WiFi, know that you’re not the only one. Typically, you’ll experience this issue on streaming media players (Chromecast, Roku), gaming consoles (Nintendo, Xbox, Playstation) and e-readers (Kindle, etc.).
The primary reason is that hotels and other public places use a WiFi sign-in page. That sign-in page usually states the terms and conditions and all you have to do is acknowledge them to use the hotel’s internet or log in with the credentials given by the hotel. This practice isn’t uncommon; nowadays, nearly all public WiFi networks use this practice. To get around this issue, keep on reading.
The most convenient way to connect to a hotel WiFi is by using your laptop or a smartphone. Simply connect either of the two to the hotel WiFi and accept the terms and conditions on the sign-in page.
Once you’ve made a successful connection, you can now share the connection through your laptop or smartphone’s WiFi to your other devices. If you’re using a laptop with Windows 10, you can make use of the inbuilt mobile hotspot feature. Just switch it on and you can connect other devices on that WiFi network.
To avoid compatibility issues, you can download and install the Connectify Hotspot virtual router software for free.
To use this on your other devices that are unable to connect to the hotel WiFi, you will have to set up each of your devices just once. To use this, you’ll have to set up an SSID and password for the Connectify Hotspot. This will enable other devices to identify your WiFi connection and easily connect to it. To change the SSID or password, you will have to:
That’s all it takes to connect your devices on a hotel WiFi or any other public hotspot.