Well done Alan! That just goes to prove that there is no Apple problem that can't be solved by a caffeinated drink, some chocolate almonds, and an email to Ronni!
Just some extra information for the record or for anyone else following this thread. I just, this minute, got back from installing an Apple TV for a friend. I thought that I would do the minimum possible so that I could report back to you what was absolutely necessary to get it displaying the contents of iTunes (songs and videos) on your TV. The surprising thing is that one can do all of the above by a single entry, and that was the password for the wireless router (in this case the router was a Time Capsule). Truly! After selecting the wireless router from a list and entering the password I was good to go. To test the setup I played a song in iTunes and selected the Apple TV from the Air Play list, and the song plays through the TV and the home theatre sound system. To select the Apple TV as you output device in iTunes there is a little up-arrow in the bottom right corner. You should get the latest version of iTunes as this feature is absent from some of the earlier versions. After a few minutes of use, the Apple TV prompted me to upgrade its firmware, and I accepted. The upgraded firmware also allows the streaming of videos via Air Play. Just for a tour-de-force, I played a song and a video off my iPhone to the Apple TV as well. :-) Note that at no stage was an Apple ID, or Home Sharing required. You have achieved a lot of bonus points that I did not aim for in my install. 1) Home Sharing means that if you have multiple family members, each with their own iTunes account, then whenever any member of the family purchases a song or a film, the song or film becomes available to all members of the family in each copy of iTunes connected to the home share. 2) By entering an Apple ID into your Apple TV, you have made it possible to purchase songs and rent movies directly from the Apple TV. Without entering this ID, you can still purchase the song or rent the movie on your Mac, and then stream them to the Apple TV via Air Play. So that's the long and the short of it Alan. You have the cadillac of installs and have achieved it by a sustained good effort. As an aside, I closed an iTunes account when I emigrated back to Australia from Canada. It required an email to Apple support. If you don't want to wrestle with the online interface and you live near Perth, an appointment with an Apple Genius will probably get you the same result. Enjoy your wonderful new toy. I think the Apple TV is a fantastic gadget. The latest rumours on AppleInsider say that the next software upgrade may include the beginnings of an App Store for Apple TV. They will start with games first. Rumour has it in any case. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-02-11, at 11:14, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Excellent to hear good news Alan, > > > > On 11/02/2011, at 10:25 AM, Alan Smith wrote: > >> Joy and jubilation! >> >> Thanks Carlo and Ronni. I now have two working Apple IDs with different >> usernames and email addresses. I used one of the IDs to complete >> registration with iTunes Store, for iTunes Home Sharing, and for the Apple >> TV. I understand that I can cancel the “spare” Apple ID by phoning Apple >> Care (can’t be done on-line). >> >> I suspect that iTunes requires an 8 character password. My original Apple >> ID had a 6 character password. > > At least 8 characters now. This change happened back in August 2010 after a > Security risk: > "Apple’s online support discussion forums were taken offline after the site > was apparently targeted by a malicious attack. The company has also increased > its Apple ID account security (which is shared by iTunes) following earlier > account fraud." > > Apple increased the security of iTunes accounts, requiring users to verify > their account information when they log into new devices (and associate their > iTunes account with that Mac, Apple TV, iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad), and now > requires that new iTunes account passwords include at least 8 characters with > mixed capitalization. > Logging into certain devices, including Apple TV, now prompts users to update > their password to the new minimum security standard. > > <http://www.garagesalepreview.com/apple-id-security-bolstered-forums-taken-offline-after-apparent-hack/> > >> When I re-entered the (original) username with a new gmail.com address I >> used an 8 character password instead of the “at least 6” required by Apple. >> Everything proceeded normally from there. Other causes may have been the >> inability of Apple to resolve the email address verification process when >> two IDs have the same email address; and corruption of one username when I >> attempted to change it. >> >> I am most impressed with the Apple TV. It is connected via my home wireless >> network. I watched an 8 minute movie and listened to Beethovens’ Moonlight >> Sonata. No buffering delays noticed. Both files were on iMac internal >> drive. Will try a full length movie when I get time to see if data transfer >> is a problem with a large file. I will also test access to movies on a >> daisy-chained Firewire external HD. Yes, I had to connect to the iTunes >> store during the ATV setup but no problem with then selecting NO to renting >> or buying movies on-line. I now want ATV version 3 to provide USB and >> Firewire inputs for direct portable hard drive and thumb drive input! >> > > About Apple TV (1st generation) software updates: > <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3187> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 > 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm > > OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
