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World's Smallest Wireless Router for Hotel Rooms

Old Dec 5, 2013, 1:09 pm
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Some of the popular routers in this thread:

Edimax 6258NL (or via Amazon)

Asus wL-330nul

TP-Link WR702N

TP-LINK TL-WR710N (out of production, but superceded by similar models)

Edimax BR-6258n

Hootoo Tripmate Nano (TM-02)

GLi GL-AR300M

GL.iNet GL-AR750 Travel AC Router - a higher-powered dual band option; probably bigger than most people want, but if you need it... (has its own thread here)
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World's Smallest Wireless Router for Hotel Rooms

Old Dec 17, 2012, 12:23 am
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Originally Posted by quick_dry
is the TP-link getting the correct DNS server?
Yes, it does get DNS address properly, however as mentioned before typing anything in the browser fails to display the internet login page.
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Old Dec 24, 2012, 2:00 pm
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Newegg has the TP-LINK TL-WR702N on special through tomorrow (25 Dec 2012) for $17.99 after applying a $5 off promo code. Free 2-day shipping.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833704134
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Old Dec 25, 2012, 11:27 pm
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D-Link DIR 505

Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
There is an interesting D-Link in Office Depot that isn't much bigger than an iPad charger that can double as USB charger or a method of accessing or USB data on an iPad. I thought about it, but decided to give it some thought.
That would be DIR 505. I have used it on several of my business trips and has worked very well for me. The initial set-up is a bit tricky but once you have that set-up, it is quite good. I use it for my iPhone, iPad and office laptop.
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Old Dec 25, 2012, 11:29 pm
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Originally Posted by stiwi
I thought about the 1st workaround, as you say it should work.
In a client mode I am not sure if you can achieve this with wired connection. Client mode requires SSID to be provided...

I wrote to TP-Link regarding this as they seem to failed here. It is supposed to be all purpose travel unit so I would be disappointed if they overlooked such issue. TP-Link gets IP properly from hotel ISP, you can even ping external IPs, but typing any URL or IP directly into browser fails (while it should redirect you to startup page to purchase the service).

Folks using Airport Express are reporting that they have no issues triggering the startup page allowing them to purchase internet service and agree to t&c.
TP-Link works properly in another hotel, getting hotel's isp page first so I could purchase a package and use it as a router. I am not sure why it didn't work in the previous hotel.
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Old Jan 11, 2013, 9:50 am
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I think we just found our newest entry into the smallest travel router category. this one would actually provide even MORE value than some of the others based on USB power. Easily use it to share inflight internet I would imagine. As well as hotel room access.

http://gizmodo.com/5975159/asus-clai...t-wi+fi-router

and there is...another

http://www.macworld.com/article/2024...-to-wi-fi.html

clearly, the category isn't yet at maturity.
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Old Jan 12, 2013, 7:57 pm
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Originally Posted by nmenaker
I think we just found our newest entry into the smallest travel router category. this one would actually provide even MORE value than some of the others based on USB power. Easily use it to share inflight internet I would imagine. As well as hotel room access.

http://gizmodo.com/5975159/asus-clai...t-wi+fi-router
Looks interesting.

This one only has b and g, no n.

clearly, the category isn't yet at maturity.
Agreed.
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Old Jan 14, 2013, 11:14 pm
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Don't see why it would be a problem for a these companies to make a device such as the ASUS WL-330NUL or the Kanex Myspot ... especially based on what I purchased recently in Asia -- a USB Stick that has a 4G/3G/2G Cellular Data Modem with a NAT/FW/Router and provides a WiFi Hotspot also all built into a USB stick (for those interested google E355)

Hopefully this category matures fast as they apparently do have the chip/chipsets to build this functionality now.
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Old Jan 25, 2013, 11:08 am
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I am interested in the TP-link TL WR700N travel router. I looked at the specs, and nowhere does it mention whether it works with both 110 and 220 voltage. I am looking to use it in US, Europe and Southeast Asia without a power converter (just an adapter). I see an earlier poster asked the same question, but I don't see that anyone answered it.
Has anyone used with multiple voltages? Can you configure it without using a pc/laptop? I'll only have an Ipad mini with me.
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Old Jan 25, 2013, 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by walterj
I am interested in the TP-link TL WR700N travel router. I looked at the specs, and nowhere does it mention whether it works with both 110 and 220 voltage. I am looking to use it in US, Europe and Southeast Asia without a power converter (just an adapter). I see an earlier poster asked the same question, but I don't see that anyone answered it.
Has anyone used with multiple voltages? Can you configure it without using a pc/laptop? I'll only have an Ipad mini with me.
This closeup shows the power requirements (100V-240V):

http://img-2.product.pchome.net/VtNI...oPm23cVYWz.jpg

You should have no problem configuring it with an iPad - the interface is all browser based.
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Old Jan 25, 2013, 12:18 pm
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You should have no problem configuring it with an iPad - the interface is all browser based.
The instructions say to connect it to a computer with an ethernet cable to configure it in bridge or repeater mode. Are you sure it can be configured with just an ipad?

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/d...=TL-WR700N#app
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Old Jan 25, 2013, 12:20 pm
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Originally Posted by richarddd
The instructions say to connect it to a computer with an ethernet cable to configure it in bridge or repeater mode. Are you sure it can be configured with just an ipad?

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/d...=TL-WR700N#app
Pretty sure you can always access its management page no matter what mode it is in.
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Old Jan 27, 2013, 9:20 am
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Originally Posted by ScottC
Pretty sure you can always access its management page no matter what mode it is in.
I don't have one, so I don't know.

The instructions say to use a pc and cable, as do some comments on newegg, such as the current first feedback, "You will need a laptop to set this up, so if you are traveling with only an iPad make sure you have another means of connecting first." http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833704121
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Old Jan 27, 2013, 10:38 am
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I don't know why someone had an issue with configuring it via iPad but it is possible. You need to set a fixed IP according to the router manual since by default it works in AP mode (with dhcp disabled), so once you set 192.168.0.1 , router gateway 192.168.0.254 and subnet 255.255.255.0 you can connect by typing 192.168.0.254 in the browser with admin/admin login/pass details.

I am not sure if there is any different between TL-WR702N which I have and TL-WR700N but I believe not.
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Old Jan 27, 2013, 11:17 am
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Originally Posted by stiwi
I don't know why someone had an issue with configuring it via iPad but it is possible. You need to set a fixed IP according to the router manual since by default it works in AP mode (with dhcp disabled), so once you set 192.168.0.1 , router gateway 192.168.0.254 and subnet 255.255.255.0 you can connect by typing 192.168.0.254 in the browser with admin/admin login/pass details.

I am not sure if there is any different between TL-WR702N which I have and TL-WR700N but I believe not.
How do you do those settings on an ipad? All I see are settings for network name, security and password. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
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Old Jan 27, 2013, 11:20 am
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How do you do those settings on an ipad? All I see are settings for network name, security and password. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
Once you join the TP link WiFi network, go to settings / wifi and change from DHCP to static providing the details I mentioned above.
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