A:AnswerYes, it will connect. There are usually two ways to connect when just using your laptop. First, you connect to the hotel wifi using ssid and password. The second is when you connect directly to the wifi, but then a web page appears and you need to enter informaiton and/or do a confirmation. Both ways are supported. In the router setup, there is a Quick setup option that searches for SSIDs and you can enter a password. You can also define what you want your 2.4 and 5ghz SSIDs to be in the router. However, the travel router cannot process the popup web page in the second case above (there is no screen or keyboard). The prescribed way to support this is to connect to the hotel wifi with your laptop, and then enter the acknowledge info on the web page. Then disconnect from the hotel wifi, connect to your router wifi and select MAC clone under Network. This makes the router temporarily use your MAC address from your laptop. So when you choose Quick Setup, the hotel host already has your MAC address stored, so you don't get the web page login. It works great. I use it all the time at hotels, panera, starbucks. I use the travel router a lot at starbucks. Once I configure it to use my MAC address and run quick setup, I can move from starbucks to starbucks and just plug in the router and it works. No need to re-setup. Whenever I visit a new place like a hotel or panera, I do have to reconfigure, and then reconfigure if I go back to starbucks. I am at starbucks now near Austin. I plugged in the wifi router. By the time I turn on my laptop, the router is ready and I connect to my own SSID which has been bridged to starbucks SSID. Never use a public wifi without a encryption: travel router like this device or a VPN.
A:AnswerNo, it won't take a SIM card and you don't need to plug it into the MiFi unit.
Using the WISP mode, it can wirelessly connect to one access point (the MiFi) and create a new network for other devices to join.
A:AnswerThe router provides dual-band WiFi connectivity; however you will need an existing Internet source (i.e. a modem and an Internet plan from a provider) if you would like both WiFi connectivity and Internet access within your home.
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A:AnswerNo, it will take the wireless WIFI provided by your cell phone, AKA: tether WIFI, and broadcast that signal through out a larger area than you phone can. Allowing multiple devices to connect to your cell phone internet, like a Home Computer, Laptop, Printer, etc.
A:AnswerYou won't with this device, what you want to do is quite a bit more complicated and you will need completely different equipment. Your question is beyond what a Q&A board at BB is going to provide.
A:AnswerI used this travel router in Asia, cruise ships and North America Hotels. As long as you have Wifi or Ethernet thru the hotel or hotspots, this travel router will connect and repeat it.
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A:AnswerIf your existing router is both a router and a modem combined in one unit, then no, this cannot fully replace it. However, if you have a separate modem from your existing router, then this router should be able to replace your existing router just fine.
A:AnswerIf your AT&T modem does not already supply a WiFi connection, then yes, you can install this router in conjunction with your AT&T modem to provide your home with WiFi.
A:AnswerYou can install this travel router in WiFi extender or Access Point mode, depending on your particular needs, to extend your existing network connection.
A:AnswerThe TL-WR902AC does not provide its own Internet connection; it must be connected to an existing Internet source via WiFi or Ethernet in order to provide Internet connectivity to your device(s).
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TP-Link Support
A:AnswerPotentially; however, if you want Internet connectivity, the router must be wired to an existing Internet source via Ethernet cable.
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TP-Link Support
