In order to get access to the wireless hotspot you will probably need a Windows laptop as the encryption method was not available for Linux on the laptop used. Use a Windows connection and point to 192.168.1.1 and login using the password that is located on the device.

If you are the only one using your workstation you may want an automatic login. I get tired of entering user and password each time I want to use the machine.  This is a simple solution.

When you are working on a system and it seems slow when you are connecting to the Internet there can be several reasons.  One is that your machine is using bandwidth that will not be available for other tasks.

One of the goals of any system is to get the most out of it you can. That means turning off programs that are not used.