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How do I connect my chrome cast to my college dorm wifi? What does it want me to “sign in” to?

abellaj
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Original Poster:Noah Daniel Byck

My tv says “you may need to sign in before connecting to the wifi. This is common in hotels and dorm rooms. Use the google home app to continue.

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abellaj
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As you've discovered, Chromecast doesn't support 2-step (also called "captive portal") logins like that where you connect and then have to go to a web-page to finish authorization.
 
If you do a google search for "use Chromecast in hotels" you'll find how people have worked around this using phone hotspots and (my preference) travel routers.
 
Keep in mind that neither solution is officially supported and most shared networks like that are grossly overloaded so streaming may not be a smooth experience.

 

Also, you don't really WANT to get connected to a big shared network like that.  If you did, your Chromecast would be visible to everyone else on the network and they could cast to it at any time.  Using a travel router makes a private network of your own and then nobody else will be able to see your Chromecast or cast to it.
 
From: Byteguy
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Jeran
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Hey there Noah,

 

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help? If not, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread in 24 hours.

 

Just checking up,

Jeran

Jeran
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Hey there!

 

We haven't heard back from Noah, and it's been a few days, so I'm locking the thread. As always, feel free to make a new thread if you have any more questions or concerns.

 

Thank you for your help, Byteguy!

 

Best regards,

Jeran