Travel Technology - how to set up wireless in hotel room

hey folks,
I am at the Westin Cabo right now trying to use my Airport Express for wireless here. I can connect to the internet by plugging my laptop in directly with the ethernet cable, however do not know how to setup the wireless to use my apple, and my siblings two dells. anyone walk me through how to??? thanks!

Not sure how to do it with the AE, but you probably want the AE to spoof the mac address of your laptop.

-David

hey folks,
I am at the Westin Cabo right now trying to use my Airport Express for wireless here. I can connect to the internet by plugging my laptop in directly with the ethernet cable, however do not know how to setup the wireless to use my apple, and my siblings two dells. anyone walk me through how to??? thanks!

Go to apple.com > support > discussions > airport express (or whatever is similar).....they have multiple posts to give you step by step instructions.

Alternative is macworld.com - but you have to search archives.

Sorry - I don't use airport express and so can't be of more help. But it's a relatively painless exercise.

I have the Airport Express. Just plug the ethernet cable into the AE and plug the AE into the wall. It will create a wireless network (mine shows up as Apple and a bunch of numbers/letters). It isn't a secure network so be careful. I'm sure someone here can tell you how to encrypt it or make it more secure. Everyone else should just be able to join the network too. I've had at least 3 others using my network at the same time.

Can this be done with an ordinary wireless router like the Linksys wfct54G?

I have the Airport Express. Just plug the ethernet cable into the AE and plug the AE into the wall. It will create a wireless network (mine shows up as Apple and a bunch of numbers/letters). It isn't a secure network so be careful. I'm sure someone here can tell you how to encrypt it or make it more secure. Everyone else should just be able to join the network too. I've had at least 3 others using my network at the same time.

Dukeman
I use Netgear router that is configured:
1. Do not broadcast
2. Conections limited to pre-approved computers, using their MAC address
3. I don't use WAP

This is set up for home with three apples (iMac, iBook, PB) and one Dell.


DeafFlyer
Any router in theory can be set up in hotel - but you need their IP address to configure security and pretty sure hotel won't give you their IP address.

Beauty of airport express is it's size, not sure if you want to carry router around with you (plus many major and smaller hotels now are wireless - at least in Asia).

I'm using the Dlink travel router right now at the Hyatt Santa Clara.

Set switch to router (vs. AP). Plug in. Plug in ethernet cable. That's it.

If you want security (which I'm using), go to 192.168.0.30, and set up WAP. Then make sure your laptop uses WAP also with the same passphrase. Done.

Dlink product web page: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=346

I have the Airport Express. Just plug the ethernet cable into the AE and plug the AE into the wall. It will create a wireless network (mine shows up as Apple and a bunch of numbers/letters). It isn't a secure network so be careful. I'm sure someone here can tell you how to encrypt it or make it more secure. Everyone else should just be able to join the network too. I've had at least 3 others using my network at the same time.

Hang on. Use the admin software and you can password protect it, stop it from broadcasting and kep it safe. Dead easy.

I have a netgear at home, and old airport extreme in a closet (the router I had broke down so replaced that with the netgear all in one) and an airport express in my rollaboard.

Great stuff.

/E

Just realised I haven't configured the Express to my new laptop. I'd better do that.

Any router in theory can be set up in hotel - but you need their IP address to configure security and pretty sure hotel won't give you their IP address.

Beauty of airport express is it's size, not sure if you want to carry router around with you (plus many major and smaller hotels now are wireless - at least in Asia).

If the router was setup as a switch instead of a router would it work? I'm guessing not, but want to learn.