{"id":4086,"date":"2024-05-21T16:11:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2024-05-21T16:11:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:11:17","slug":"solution-to-connect-to-a-public-network-or-public-hotspot-when-a-user-name-and-password-web-authentication-is-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/faq-knowledge-base\/solution-to-connect-to-a-public-network-or-public-hotspot-when-a-user-name-and-password-web-authentication-is-required\/","title":{"rendered":"Solution to connect to a public network or public hotspot when a user name and password (Web Authentication) is required."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As you probably already know connecting to public access Wi-Fi networks including college dorms, assisted living facilities, hospitals or coffee shops is not possible from the Pix-Star because the frame does not have a web browser, which is required to accept web authentications that utilize a user name and password. This becomes a problem if the Pix-Star is to be used where only such internet access is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a solution to this problem though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This requires a little bit of configuration work and the purchase of a new hardware but it remains reasonably cheap so we want to share here this information with all our users as it might help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First you need to buy a NETGEAR TREK extender (or any other similar solution such as the HooToo), u can find it easily at amazon.com:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NETGEAR Trek N300 Travel Router, Range Extender, and Wireless Bridge (PR2000)\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"696\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_5SWx5Mx64Qks6Q&#038;asin=B00HQ883T4&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Netgear Trek is super easy to set up and is specifically made to get past these public access web authentications and create a more secure Wi-Fi of your own. The Netgear Trek can be set- up via Smartphone, Tablet or Computer (any device that has a web browser and Wi-Fi capabilities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set-up the Netgear Trek via instructions (Netgear Trek Installation Guide) that come with the device. Configure the Netgear Trek via the \u201cWi-Fi connection at a public hotspot setup\u201d section to connect to the public access network you want to use. Hint: When connecting to the Trek for the first time wirelessly you will need the Trek\u2019s pre-installed SSID and password which can be found on the back panel of the trek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then login to the trek via the web browser and you can create your OWN new Wi-Fi network for which you choose a network name and a security method (we suggest to use WPA2 with AES encryption as it is the most secure available).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now use a Smartphone, Tablet or Computer to connect to this new network and open a web browser, then authenticate to the public network from that browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And &#8220;voila&#8221;! Now the Web Authentication is done and any device that connects to this new Wi- Fi network created by the Netgear Trek does not need any Web Authentication anymore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now go to the Pix-Star and have it connected to that new network which does NOT require anymore &#8220;web authentication&#8221; as this part is handled now by the NETGEAR TREK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>REMARK: there is a possible limitation though, depending on the network and how they set up the Web Authentication, but usually they require that you re-authenticate every 24 hours. So once a day all you have to do is accept the authentication via the device originally used to accept it&#8230;.like a cell phone or computer used to set up the netgear trek.<br><em>(A BIG THANK YOU to Brandon B. for this smart yet simple solution!)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you probably already know connecting to public access Wi-Fi networks including college dorms, assisted living facilities, hospitals or coffee shops is not possible from the Pix-Star because the frame does not have a web browser, which is required to accept web authentications that utilize a user name and password. 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