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Kodi Without WIFI? - wtwaggoner - 2016-03-30

I have a ASUS CHROMEBOX-M004U with Kodi installed. I am planning on going out of town and wondering if I can still use it if there is no WIFI at my destination. Thanks!

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - Dangelus - 2016-03-30

Since Kodi is primarily designed to be a media player for your local media it does not require an active internet connection for this purpose.

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - wtwaggoner - 2016-03-30

Ok,. so I use my phone as the remote for my Kodi,. its connected via wifi,. That is why I initially brought up the question,. If I wasn't on WIFI,. what would be the best most preferred way to control it?

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - Dangelus - 2016-03-30

(2016-03-30, 18:37)wtwaggoner Wrote: Ok,. so I use my phone as the remote for my Kodi,. its connected via wifi,. That is why I initially brought up the question,. If I wasn't on WIFI,. what would be the best most preferred way to control it?

Just take a spare keyboard with you, that will do the job.

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - wtwaggoner - 2016-03-30

ok thanks Smile

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - cd2022 - 2016-03-30

Bluetooth works too.

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - wtwaggoner - 2016-03-30

Ok so Im savvy,. but not super duper tech savvy,. Wink I am pretty sure my Asus has integrated bluetooth,. soooo,., I haven't connected to it before with my phone., would my android remote app on my phone be able to connect to my Kodi via bluetooth? Has anyone done this before?

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - Dangelus - 2016-03-30

Which remote app are you using? Kore? Yatse?

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - wtwaggoner - 2016-03-30

Kore.,

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - Hannes The Hun - 2016-03-30

let me guess here for a second, you have OpenElec on your chromebox, don't you? 'cause I'm pretty sure it ain't Android....

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - wtwaggoner - 2016-03-31

yes,. now let me take a stab at it,. I posted in the wrong forum?

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - Gothicawakening - 2016-03-31

(2016-03-30, 18:37)wtwaggoner Wrote: Ok,. so I use my phone as the remote for my Kodi,. its connected via wifi,. That is why I initially brought up the question,. If I wasn't on WIFI,. what would be the best most preferred way to control it?

Could you make a WiFi hotspot on your phone? You would need to setup the Chromebox to connect to that network using a Keyboard / mouse but you could do that at home before you leave.

RE: Kodi Without WIFI? - Hannes The Hun - 2016-03-31

(2016-03-31, 00:32)wtwaggoner Wrote: yes,. now let me take a stab at it,. I posted in the wrong forum?

welcome, Sherlock Wink back to your topic, I wouldn't go through the hassle of setting up any kind of wifi-app-remote access when travelling. only makes sense IMHO if you also have a mobile wifi UMTS hotspot. instead, activate the bluetooth (it's in the OpenElec settings) and get a small bluetooth keyboard&trackpad from e.g. logitech.

here's the dedicated thread for your chromebox setup http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=194362