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There’s no way to work around that limitation without bringing in additional hardware. Unfortunately AP isolation completely breaks the Chromecast as it needs to talk to other devices on the network (specifically to the smartphone, tablet, or computer you’re controlling it with). This is a good security measure that prevents other hotel guests from gaining access to your devices (if you, for example, mistakenly turned on network sharing for the Wi-Fi network and left your shared folders wide open). First, the network may have AP/client isolation turned out wherein any client on the Wi-Fi network is isolated from any other client. There are two fundamental problems inherent in setting up a Chromecast on a hotel Wi-Fi network. While you might be able to recreate the simple at-home setup if you happen to be staying in a bed and breakfast or a small non-chain hotel with simple Wi-Fi configurations, the simple setup process falls apart in large hotel chains with managed infrastructures. What you’d like to do, transport this setup away from your home to a hotel room, is in fact doable but not by setting up the Chromecast in the traditional fashion. From that point forward as long as you are also on that network (and can access the Chromecast across the network) you can control it. You plug in the credentials for the Wi-Fi network you want it to use, and it connects to that network. Upon first configuration, the Chromecast itself acts like a micro hotspot for the express purpose of you connecting to the Chromecast to configure it and tell it how to connect to a larger and more functional network. The basic setup of the Chromecast system is simple. How the Chromecast Works and Away-from-Home Networking Woes