Hi Ronni Short answer. Success - name is now “AppleTV”.
The Apple TV is connected to the Time Capsule via ethernet, not WiFi. I did not previously try to change the ATV name within the device itself. There was no “Apple TV (2)” listed. It gives a list of names such as Apple TV, Bedroom, Kitchen, Living Room, Custom... etc. (Device name changes can be made from either the General or AirPlay menu items in ATV2.) I modified the name under Custom, but had to add a real character, not just a space. This change became immediately visible in the AirPlay selections on iMac and iPad. I reverted to the default Apple TV description - and this also became immediately visible as the AirPlay identifier. Did not need to save the name changes or restart the ATV. I guess I was expecting a high-tech fault with client ip address and Bonjour problems, so I didn’t link changing the device name with the issue in your first message. Thanks very much for leading me to the solution. Cheers, Alan > On 16 Nov 2015, at 7:16 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Allan, > > Your AppleTV is connected to the 5GHz mode of your Time Capsule Dual-Band > Wi-Fi Network? > > Did you try the last part of my previous message - rename the Apple TV? > > I've just noticed you are using a Apple TV2 > 1. Go to Settings > under General > Apple TV Name - add a space at the end of > the name - then Save the new name. > 2. Restart AppleTV > Has the bracketed number gone? > > Cheers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > >> On 16 Nov 2015, at 4:34 PM, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Ronni >> >> No change, unfortunately. Powered off modem/router, Time Capsule, iMac and >> Apple TV. Also removed power and ethernet cables from the ATV. Restarted >> and reconnected each device in turn. Apple TV still shows as “Apple TV (2)” >> when AirPlay is selected from iPad or iMac. >> >> I use the Time Capsule as my ethernet and WiFi Router, connected in bridge >> mode to the iiNet Bob Lite modem (which has wireless turned off). >> >> Cheers, >> Alan >> >>> On 16 Nov 2015, at 3:24 PM, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Alan, >>> >>> What's happening is the router is dropping the connection to the Apple TV. >>> The Apple TV sees that the connection has dropped and tries to reconnect >>> but your router is still keeping the reservation from the first connection. >>> >>> So the Apple TV tries to connect as whatever IP it has and tries to assign >>> its Bonjour name. >>> Since the router is still showing that IP as active, Bonjour sees a device >>> called "Apple TV”. >>> Since Bonjour devices have to be unique, it bumps up the name by adding an >>> increment, in this case "Apple TV (2)" >>> >>> I would try shutting down and unplugging your AppleTV, while leaving it >>> unplugged, reboot your Airport Router. >>> Wait for full connectivity to come back to your network and then plug your >>> AppleTV back in and boot it up. >>> >>> Rebooting of your Airport Router and Apple TV should clear this. - the >>> airport routers cache information about bonjour names, which is also how, >>> for example, they are able to act as a sleep proxy to do wireless wake on >>> access for other apple products. >>> >>> Apple TV can be renamed in Settings under AirPlay > Apple TV Name. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>>> On 16 Nov 2015, at 12:20 PM, Alan Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> The network ID for my Apple TV (as used for AirPlay etc) is displayed as >>>> Apple TV (2) on my devices. How can I restore it to plain "Apple TV”? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> Alan Smith >>>> Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5 Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.11.1 >>>> El Capitan >>>> Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.9.6 >>>> Mavericks >>>> iPhone5; iPad2; ATV2 > -- 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> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
