Forum Community - I recently purchased a WR802N to use with my Mac Powerbook Pro (running Catalina 10.15.7) so I could bypass the captive portal in hotels and use my Chromecast. I tried it out recently but was unable to get it to work. I tried following some (non-forum) instructions that, honestly, were not clear. They mentioned using WISP and connecting the ethernet cable to the computer. The printed instructions that came with the device always refer to entering the password for the public wi-fi and that does not work with a captive portal. Also - most hotels no longer have physical ethernet connections; only wifi.

My assumption was that I would be able to log-in on the computer and share internet over ethernet to the router. I tried WISP and Router modes but could never get access to the internet on the TP-Link network.

My main question is - what mode should I be using (WISP, Router or Access Point - or something else) and if there are any special "points" to consider. This is my first attempt at using a travel router to do this (just getting back into traveling from pandemic restrictions) so I am probably missing something.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!