X1 signing in to Hotel Wifi

Hi!

If you are trying to connect to a network which requires you to log-in to a certain webpage first to accept the conditions, then you might be out of luck as the Xbox cannot connect to such a type of network setup.

There might be a way if the WiFi in question is allowing connections using the MAC address of the devices. If so, you can try to do some configuring on your console and your PC.

Try to log in first on your PC and accept the Terms & Conditions for the connection. Once done, you may need get the MAC address of your PC that got connected and try to copy that MAC into your console. To do so, just go to your Settings then under Network,
go to Advanced Settings. Fill out the Alternate MAC address with the MAC Address of the PC and then try to test it out.

This may or may not work however, just thought it might at least be worth a shot.

Hope this bit of information helps you out.

I have 2 friends that use their X1 in hotels, one of them enables internet connection sharing on his laptop, my other friend signs in the WiFi on his phone, then changes the MAC address of his X1 to his phones MAC address and gets online. I personally haven't
taken my X1 and have not tried.

Just to give some info on this, as I have just returned from Korea and Saudi Arabia with my X1 and thought someone else might need the information:

First, it works!

In Korea, I was able to get from the hotel a power converter and hook up my US 110v X1 and power it up. Then, I contacted the Hotel IT support and they were very nice and helpful. They added my X1 to the network for me so I had no problem connecting and
playing games. I was able to use Skype and browse the internet with no problem.

In Saudi Arabia, there was a 110 plug in the room, and I had it tested to make sure of the output. It worked fine. However, the IT staff there was unable to connect the X1 to their network directly, so I had to manipulate things.

In the hotel, you had to connect to the site through a browser and put in your name and room number in order to connect to the internet. The thing is, the X1 will not open a browser unless there is an internet connection.

The solution? I went into settings on the X1 and used an alternate MAC address. First, I connected my phone to the hotel WiFi. Then I took the MAC address from my phone and typed it into the X1. Next, I tured WiFi off on my phone and tried to connect the
X1 and it worked fine.

As the hotel makes you log in to the network every day, once I had connected the first time it was easy; I just went into settings on the X1 and selected Go Offline. Then, I enabled WiFi on my phone and connected it to the hotel WiFi, including putting in
my room and name. Once connected, I disabled WiFi on my phone and selected Go Online on the X1. Easy as can be.

I was able to test the X1 in various way, and found that even though I would use the Test Connections and it worked fine, and the Test Group Connection and it said it worked fine, I could not play games like TitanFall. That was OK, as I had plenty of other
games to play.

Hope this helps someone!!

For [Mod removed] sake can they PLEASE make it so u dont have to be signed into xbox live to use it then i could actually use my apartments wifi or hotels wifi on work trips

That's why I went to unlimited data as it was cheaper then paying for extra data or hotel wifi. Do you know the company the hotel uses for wifi?