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dcmic Apr 19, 2014 11:49 am

Using router in a hotel
 
I just purchased the Belkin Dual-Band travel Router and have a question I can seem to find an answer to.

When setting up the router you plug the hotel cable into the router. No issues here. Then log into the network using my laptop, no issue again. My question is when logging into most hotel networks you are required to log into their homepage and use the password provided once every 24 hours. Where/how does that step occur with a travel router.

Seems to me if i have to log in with each device I will be paying for the extra connections.

Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks

YYZC2 Apr 19, 2014 12:58 pm


Originally Posted by dcmic (Post 22729161)
I just purchased the Belkin Dual-Band travel Router and have a question I can seem to find an answer to.

When setting up the router you plug the hotel cable into the router. No issues here. Then log into the network using my laptop, no issue again. My question is when logging into most hotel networks you are required to log into their homepage and use the password provided once every 24 hours. Where/how does that step occur with a travel router.

Seems to me if i have to log in with each device I will be paying for the extra connections.

Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks

You will not be exempted from re-authenticating every 24 hours, but because all communication with the network is via the router, the authentication from any device appears to be coming from the router itself. The first device to re-authenticate via the router will do so for all devices.

All of the devices behind the router are essentially invisible to the wider network.

dcmic Apr 19, 2014 2:06 pm


Originally Posted by YYZC2 (Post 22729344)
You will not be exempted from re-authenticating every 24 hours, but because all communication with the network is via the router, the authentication from any device appears to be coming from the router itself. The first device to re-authenticate via the router will do so for all devices.

All of the devices behind the router are essentially invisible to the wider network.

Thanks for the information, much appreciated.

gfunkdave Apr 19, 2014 2:26 pm

Welcome to Flyertalk, dcmic. Since your question has been answered, I'll close this thread.


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