Airport Express in hotels?

It used to be that my airport express had no problems connecting to hotel ethernet systems. 90% of the time, it connected and let me set up a local network. For the past 4 months, 0% of the time it has allowed that (maybe 8 different hotels). Has something happened or evolved in the ethernet at hotel worlds to block devices like the Airport Express?

Hotels, especially the major players, have become a lot smarter about routers connecting to their networks....as have colleges.
It used to be that all you had to do was configure the Express to provide a wireless network, configure it in Bridge Mode, open your browser to agree to the hotel terms, and connect as many wireless devices as you wanted.
The hotel router would supply as many IP addresses as you needed for your devices.
A significant number of hotels are now allowing only one device to connect. So, if your AirPort Express is configured in Bridge Mode, as I suspect, you can connect one device but will run into difficulty if you try to connect more than one.
Does this sound like something that you are running into?
If not, we need some specifics about what is happening when you say that your connection is not allowed.

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Hello,
I know this subject probably have been talk alot on this formum but I cant find the tread.
My question is how to you set up a private network in hotel room with 2 airport express when the hotel only offers wireless in room and not a ethernet connection.
I know that one airport express needs to be setup to join the hotel internet then connect the second airport express by way of cable to setup your own private network so that your iphone and ipad can connect without being charge a fee for the extra items.

Yes by configuring the AE with Airport Utility you can set a network password.

Airport Express in hotels wireless only connection

I am in a hotel without Ethernet cable available, only wifi. I can connect one device per room. I want to connect my PC with Windows 7, my iPhone and my iPad without having to pay for three Internet access fees using airport express 1st gen to create a private network. i saw an article that shows how to do it using a Mac. How should I configure my PC for that?
I connected my PC to the wifi of the hotel, connected the airport express to the PC via Ethernet and could not see the airport express as a base.
Any comment is appreciated.
Milton

i saw an article that shows how to do it using a Mac. How should I configure my PC for that?
The article that you saw regarding using a Mac likely mentioned the Mac's ability to "Share" a wireless Internet connection over the Ethernet port on the Mac.
I cannot say whether a PC has this same type of capability, but something like this would be a requirement to do what you ask about. It might be worth a post in a Windows 7 support forum to see if this type of feature is supported.
We do not have many PC guys here on this support community, but there is a possibility that one might see your post and respond.....so check back over the next few days to look for any new responses.

How to create a wifi network with airport express in hotel room?

When I'm traveling to hotels that have internet, but not wifi, how do I set up a network using airport express? When I've done this at home, I've used my laptop with the airport utility. Can I do it with just an iPad?

Yes, you can use the Airport Utility for iPad here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airport-utility/id427276530?mt=8

Connect airport express to hotel Ethernet

If the hotel requires a login to their free Internet, can the user and password be entered from an iPad connected to an airport express or other Wifi router?

Yes, works fine.

Using AirPort Express in hotels

I'll be travelling to China and Europe for a few months so I want to know if I can plug my current AirPort into a hotel's Cat5 point and use the internet. Thought of sharing the hotel's connection considering the number of devices me and my girlfriend have so I wanna know if this is doable and if anyone's done it, I need the configs for it.
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I do it all the time without any issues. Depending on how the hotel works, you may first have to login from a device to pay or enter your name/room number before it works for all devices.

Airport express as hotel wireless?

I am staying in a hotel. I have my AP express. Can I plug the ethernet into it and use it as a wireless? I don't want to have to sit at the desk to be online.

Short answer is yes. It is nice to set up another profile so you don't have to reconfigure when you are home.

Using Airport Express as a travel router

At home I use my Airport Express to extend the range of my existing Airport Extreme WDS. When I travel can I take the Airport Express to hotels as a travel router to make the DSL signal in my hotel room into a wireless one? Do I need to reconfigure the Airport Express and if so, how do I configure it? Or do I just plug it in and go?

Hello rkhoo. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Since most hotels utilize a router to provide Internet access to the guest rooms, you should only have to have your AX configured in bridge mode.
To set up the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) as a bridge, either connect to the AX's wireless network or temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then, using the AirPort Admin Utility (located in the \Applications\Utilities folder), make these settings:
Network tab
o Distribute IP addresses (unchecked)
o Apply the new setting.
To make it easier to switch between using the AX at home or other locations, you should take advantage of AX's configuration profiles.
The AirPort Express Base Station (AX) can store up to five different configuration profiles. You will need to use the AirPort Admin Utility, located in Applications/Utilities to create & save these profiles.
To create a new profile:
o Open AirPort Admin Utility, and select your AX from the list, and then, click Configure.
o Click the Profiles icon in the toolbar.
o Click Add to create a new profile; give it a name, and then, click OK.
o Set options, such as network name, passwords, Internet connection method, etc.
o When done setting the options, click Update.
To switch profiles:
o Open the AirPort Admin Utility, and select your AX from the list, and then, click Configure.
o Click the Profiles icon in the toolbar.
o Click on the desired profile, and then, click OK to apply the new profile and restart the AX.
Just remember to switch to the desired configuration profile before removing power from the AX.

Setting up Airport Express for use in hotel room

How can I set up AE so that I can just plug it in to an ethernet cable in a hotel room? I want to primarily use it as a wifi connection with my iPhone, so I would prefer to not have to adjust settings. Is this possible?

I'm going overseas for a week, have some time on my hands so will give it a go.
Well, the pdf guide that came with the Airport Express says you can. It's a matter of following the setup wizard....
There's no step by step screen shots, so you can only go by Apple's word that this does actually happen.
Good luck.

I stay in hotels alot and use my Airport Express to hard wire into hotel network. But hotels seem to have a sensor that will not allow any other device like my I-phone, I-pad to connect. Just one device and that's it. Is there a setting to cure this?

I stay in hotels often and use my Airport Express to hardwire into the hotel's network. This seems to work fine and allows my Macbook Pro to work wirelessly.
The problem is I cannot then hook up my Iphone or Ipad to the network. It seems the hotels have a sensor and only allow one device on their network at a time. Is there a setting in the setup of my Airport Express that might fix this problem?

If you have the AirPort Express setup in Bridge Mode, try changing the Connection Sharing setting to "Share a public IP address"
AirPort Utility - Manual Setup
Click the Internet icon
Connection Sharing = Share a public IP address
Update
You will probably get a message about a Double NAT error. Click to "ignore"
This setting might allow mutliple devices to connect and may not. It's worth a try...I have about a 60-70% success rate at hotels with this setting.
Unfortunately, as you note....hotels have become a lot smarter about connections to their network. At some point, they probably will not even allow another router to connect at all.

Using Airport Express to share a hotel in-room Internet access

Hello,
I am new to these discussions, and I would like to know how to share hotel in-room cable Internet accesses using my Airport Express as efficiently as possible.
For the moment, I connect the in-room cable Internet to the AE with the "+Internet Connection Sharing+" setting set to "+Off, Bridge Mode+", which allows my wife, kids and myself to connect simultaneously, but we need to each use a separate hotel-provided password.
Is there any way to change the settings so that I need only a single password for the AE, to be then shared by all the computers simultaneously?

Not too likely. Each computer will require a unique ip address so the network will see each computer as individual computers and require a password for each one.
Glor

How can I use my ipad in a hotel that only has ethernet connections. The apple store clerk told me that I can't use airport express unless I also have a computer with me in the hotel.

How can I use my Ipad in a hotel that only has ethernet connections? The Apple store clerk told me that travel express won't work in my hotel unless I also have a computer.

The issue with the Airport Express (or any of the Apple routers) is that you need the Airport Utility to configure it. Airport Utility works on OSX and Windows, but not on the iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch.) It will work, if you can preconfigure the Airport correctly ahead of time, but you'd be stuck if you did need to reconfigure while at the hotel.
You can use most any other router that is configured with a web page, which means you have a chance of configuring with Safari on the iPad. If you want something somewhat portable, I use a "travel router" made by D-Link. The current model is the DAP-1350. Other companies make similar travel routers, but I have no experience with the others.

Is it possible to create a hot spot with Apple Airport Express 2nd Generation Dual Band Wireless Router, usefull in a hotel with ethernet wall sucket.

is it possible to create a hot spot with apple Airport express 2 generation and use it i a hotel with ethernet wall socket and use it with my Ipad 2?

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is it possible to create a hot spot with apple Airport express 2 generation and use it i a hotel with ethernet wall socket and use it with my Ipad 2?
Yes, it is one of the things AirPort Express was specifically designed for.

I just purchased the airport Express to use in hotels while traveling to create a wireless network from the hotels wired dsl. A friend said to set up the network from home prior to traveling. How do I set this up? Thanks.

I just purchased the airport Express to use in hotels while traveling to create a wireless network from the hotels wired dsl. A friend said to set up the network from home prior to traveling. How do I set this up? Thanks.

In addition to RyanJC's comments, the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) can store up to five different http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108081 configuration profiles. You will need to use the AirPort Utility to create & save these profiles.
To create a new profile:
Open AirPort Utility, select your AX from the list, and then, click "Manual Setup."
From the AirPort Utility menu, select "Base Station," and then "Manage Profiles."
Click "+" to create a new profile; give it a name, and then, click OK.
Set options, such as network name, passwords, Internet connection method, etc.
When done setting the options, click Update.
To switch profiles:
Open the AirPort Utility, select your AX from the list, and then, click "Manual Setup."
From the AirPort Utility menu, select "Base Station," and then "Manage Profiles."
Click on the desired profile, and then, click OK to apply the new profile and restart the AX.
Just remember to switch to the desired configuration profile before removing power from the AX.

HT1515 Will Airport Express work in hotels in China? They require user name/password to connect. Has anyone used one there?

I will be traveling in China with my iPad2 and want to use hotel wireless. It requires a sign-in with user name/password. Can I use an Airport Express for this purpose? How do I set it up for that? I have an old Express (pre-2007); can I use it or do I need to upgrade to the new model?

OK - I have never been to China but the posts here say that it can be done - the cable from the hotel should be connected to the WAN port of the Express - the Express should be in bridge mode and set to create a wireless network with a name and password of your choice - you can do this with a computer before you leave for China or with the iPad if you have previously downloaded the Airport Utility app - you would then connect to your network and attempt to bring up a web page such as Google - the hotel should then intervene and ask you for the login info that they have provided.
Charlie

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