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Mark - many variables
In Response To: The TV see's the network ()

The specifics of your TV and each network need to be looked at separately. Without know your device or how each network is configured, it's tough to give a definitive answer. Here's a document that has more than you probably want to know. http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/wireless/software/guide/SecurityAuthenticationTypes.html

When you get the message: "vizio tv connected but download not available" Probably your TV is failing to load the web browser in response to a script telling it to launch the browser (so you can log in and authenticate your device's MAC address).

Bottom line -- You can't fix your TV, so you can try a work-around (no guaranty it will succeed): Buy a wireless access point (WAP) such as an Apple Airport Express and use it as a gateway to connect your on-board devices to the Internet WAP at the marina. Log in using a computer or tablet that uses the on-board private WAP as a gateway, so the private gateway MAC address gets recognized and authenticated. Then you can connect with everything onboard using a single login.

Edit: changed Apple Airport Extreme to Apple Airport Express

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