This is probably the least invasive option, most hands off too. Put a label on it called gaming module and a picture of a wizard or a dragon. Disable the reset button in an air router that way when people steal it they still can't use it even though they pay On Mar 18, 2016 7:22 PM, "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Not a bad idea... Get a small 2 port device like a Mikrotik that's already > authenticated and keep them at the guest services desk. If they take it > with them it's a $40 charge on their bill (or similar). > On Mar 18, 2016 7:19 PM, "Ty Featherling" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I travel with my Xbox when I'm gonna be alone. I have used a Mikrotik >> running NAT to connect and then authenticate through it. Then I can connect >> whatever I like behind it. >> >> -Ty >> On Mar 18, 2016 7:07 PM, "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ah, that makes sense. >>> On Mar 18, 2016 7:04 PM, "Steve D" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Gotten fairly frequent when the guests are renting "by the month". >>>> (Construction workers, for example.) They want to hook up their xbox or >>>> whatever. >>>> >>>> -Steve D >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just got off the phone with Hotel Management getting one bypassed >>>>> through the hotspot authentication. Apparently people bring their gaming >>>>> systems to hotels. I guess could make up a big laminated sheet with a >>>>> Static IP Addresses that's bypassed in the hotspot setup, then they would >>>>> have to manually enter that in and it would be bypassed. >>>>> >>>>> When they called me, the guest had already entered in the hotel WAN IP >>>>> into the xbox, (I guess they got it from another device that was >>>>> connected) >>>>> but didn't know the subnet or Gateway. The initial call was 'Give me the >>>>> Gateway address for a guest to use' before I could figure out what they >>>>> were actually trying to do. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 3/18/2016 6:38 PM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Is this something you run into frequently? >>>>> >>>>> I had no idea this was a thing. >>>>> On Mar 18, 2016 6:37 PM, "Nate Burke" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> For those of you doing hotels, or anything with a Hotspot portal >>>>>> page. How do you handle people who want to hook up gaming systems? From >>>>>> what I understand, you can't open a browser unless it can connect to the >>>>>> <gaming> network, so it will never be able to click the 'accept' button >>>>>> on >>>>>> the proxied webpage. Do you manually enter in IP Addresses, or bypass >>>>>> MAC's, or just outlaw them alltogether? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>
