Our Apple TV connected to the smart TV and the hotel at the Residence Inn does not work we've tried troubleshooting we've tried logging in Via iCloud and numerous other steps would have been great if you were here to help us troubleshoot here in the next 5-10 minutes before I throw this device out the window
Many public Wi-Fi and hotel Wi-Fi only allow access when signing in with username and password (captive network portal). Apple TV doesn't support public or subscription networks with sign-in requirements. It is designed for use with a home network (personal internet), which may ask for a password but not a username.
Set up your Apple TV - Apple Support
One way to create your small private network, connected to a public network, is to make use of a so-called non-cellular ‘travel router’ in between your personal devices and the hotel network, if the hotel allows that.
Many public Wi-Fi and hotel Wi-Fi only allow access when signing in with username and password (captive network portal). Apple TV doesn't support public or subscription networks with sign-in requirements. It is designed for use with a home network (personal internet), which may ask for a password but not a username.
Set up your Apple TV - Apple Support
One way to create your small private network, connected to a public network, is to make use of a so-called non-cellular ‘travel router’ in between your personal devices and the hotel network, if the hotel allows that.
many public wifi and hotel wifi only really allow data transfer on port 80 which is the www browser port
to stop people from using them for torrents
the appletv require more ports open to operate
https://administrivia.com/resources/apple-tv-tcp-and-udp-ports-and-protocols-used/
if the wifi network have those ports closed there may not be much you can do in your end
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