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bruhmoment
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2 years ago
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Roku Hotel/Dorm Bluetooth Not Showing Up

I just moved into my dorm and my mom bought me a small Roku TV so I can watch TV, the news, & Youtube (thank you Mom <3). Whenever I try to connect to my college’s wifi, it asks me if I’m staying in ...
  • makaiguy's avatar
    2 years ago

    To help you understand how this works...

    Many hotels, dorms, etc, are set up with a WiFi system that you connect to by logging in via a web page accessed by the web browser on a computer, tablet, or phone. When you have logged in with whatever information the system's web page requests, it establishes your internet connection for that device.  Any additional devices must be logged in separately.  The institution may place a limit on the number of devices you may connect.

    But the Roku has no web browser, so how can you log it into such a system?

    In order to log the Roku into the net's web page, Roku provides a Hotel and Dorm mode in which you still use your computer or mobile device, but you connect it to the web page through the Roku using a WiFi Direct connection to the Roku (bruhmoment - note NOT Bluetooth).  Your browser submits the login data like normal, but it goes through the Roku and thus establishes the Roku's net connection.

    This Roku page explains in detail how to access and use the Hotel and Dorm capabilities: https://support.roku.com/article/215058118

    For this to work, your Roku must already have been set up and linked to your Roku account.  If need be, you can set it up by connecting through a WiFi hotspot on a phone, then disconnect and use the Hotel/Dorm protocol to connect through the dorm's wifi.