Using router in a hotel
Apr 19, 2014 | 11:49 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan Diamond/ Altitude SE100K/ SPG Platinum/ Marriott Platinum
Posts: 5
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
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
Apr 19, 2014 | 12:58 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: YYZ
Posts: 6,149
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
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
All of the devices behind the router are essentially invisible to the wider network.
Apr 19, 2014 | 2:06 pm
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan Diamond/ Altitude SE100K/ SPG Platinum/ Marriott Platinum
Posts: 5
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.
All of the devices behind the router are essentially invisible to the wider network.
Apr 19, 2014 | 2:26 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: ORD
Posts: 14,773
Welcome to Flyertalk, dcmic. Since your question has been answered, I'll close this thread.