3 Easy Ways To Connect Your Roku To Wi Fi Without A Remote

Use this method if your Roku is already connected to a Wi-Fi network and you just need to switch it to a new one. If your Roku is not online at all, this method won’t work. See Using an Ethernet Cable or Creating a Hotspot instead.

On an iPhone or iPad, open the App Store, search for roku, and tap GET to install the app. On Android, open the Play Store, search for roku, then tap INSTALL.

Roku will also invite you to sign in. Feel free to sign in with your Roku account if you have one. Otherwise, you may continue as a guest and still use the Roku app as a remote.

If you don’t see your device right away, allow a moment for the app to search for the device. As long as your mobile device and Roku are on the same Wi-Fi network, it will show up. Make sure your Roku is on.

Select Settings. Select Network. Select Set up connection. Select Wireless. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to, and enter the passcode if/when prompted. Once you connect the Roku to this Wi-Fi network, your phone will stop working as a remote. This is because your device is no longer on the same Wi-Fi network. Connect your phone to this new network as well if you’d like to continue using it as a remote.

If your Roku is not online at all, this method won’t work. See Using an Ethernet Cable or Creating a Hotspot instead.

Go to the Remoku home page on the Chrome web store. If you’re using Microsoft Edge, click Allow extensions from other stores at the top. This will only appear if you haven’t already enabled Chrome extensions on Edge yet. Click Add to Chrome and follow the on-screen instructions to confirm.

This will open a virtual remote within your browser, which you can use to control your Roku without a physical remote.

Select Settings. Select Network. Select Set up connection. Select Wireless. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to, and enter the passcode if/when prompted. Once your Roku connects to the new network, your computer will stop working as a remote. This is because your computer is no longer on the same Wi-Fi network. If you want to keep using your computer as a Roku remote, connect your computer to the same network as your Roku.

You must have at least one device that supports creating a personal hotspot. This can be a Windows PC or Mac that has internet access, or an Android or iPhone that supports tethering. Most Androids and iPhones support tethering, but the service is not always free. Check with your provider to be sure. You must have the exact Wi-Fi network name and password that the Roku last connected to. If your device allows you to create a hotspot with a blank password, you can leave the password field blank instead. You will also need a second mobile device—a phone or tablet—that can also connect to the hotspot. This second device is the one you’ll use as a replacement for your Roku remote. It might be easiest to create the hotspot on your computer and then use your phone as the remote. Or, if you have a friend or family member around who also has a phone, one of you can create the hotspot, and the other can connect to it and use the Roku app as a remote.

On an iPhone or iPad, open the App Store, search for roku, and tap GET to install the app. On Android, open the Play Store, search for roku, then tap INSTALL.

On an iPhone: Open Settings. Tap Personal Hotspot. Toggle on the “Personal Hotspot” switch. [1] X Research source On Android (the menu names may vary by model): Open Settings. Tap Network & internet. Tap Hotspot & tethering. Tap Wi-Fi hotspot.

If you don’t know the password, don’t enter a random password—just leave the password field blank.

Tap Devices. Tap your Roku. As long as this device and the Roku are both using the hotspot as a Wi-Fi network, you’ll see it as an option.

Select Settings. Select Network. Select Set up connection. Select Wireless. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to, and enter the passcode if/when prompted.

As soon as your Roku connects to its new Wi-Fi network, it will lose its connection to the mobile app. If you want to keep using the phone as a Roku app until you order a replacement remote, just connect that phone to the same Wi-Fi network your Roku is now connected to.

Roku Express, Express 4K, Streambar, Streambar Pro, and Roku Smart Soundbar don’t have ethernet ports, but you could use a USB-to-ethernet adapter on these models. [2] X Research source If you do not have an Ethernet port but cannot use the first two methods, you will need to purchase a new Roku remote.

On an iPhone or iPad, open the App Store, search for roku, and tap GET to install the app. On Android, open the Play Store, search for roku, then tap INSTALL. Your iPhone, iPad, or Android will need to be connected to Wi-Fi network on the same router as the Roku for this to work.

Roku will also invite you to sign in. Feel free to sign in with your Roku account if you have one. Otherwise, you may continue as a guest and still use the Roku app as a remote.

As long as your Roku is connected to the router via ethernet and your phone is connected to that router’s Wi-Fi network, you will see your Roku as an option. Make sure your Roku is powered on at this time.

Select Settings. Select Network. Select Set up connection. Select Wireless. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to, and enter the passcode if/when prompted.