On 24/10/14 22:52, John York wrote: > Can anyone point me to documentation that describes how to use these > things somewhere other than a home network?
Apple's iOS 8 deployment guide has some useful information: http://help.apple.com/deployment/ios/#/apd8fc751f59 Read the whole thing, but here's some useful quotes: > Peer-to-Peer discovery is initiated using Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) when a > user selects AirPlay on an iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite v/10.10 device. This causes > the device and the Apple TV to visit Wi-Fi channel 149 in the 5 GHz band and > Wi-Fi channel 6 in the 2.4 GHz band, where the discovery process continues. > Once the user selects an Apple TV and AirPlay starts, the Wi-Fi radios > timeshare between channel 149 and whichever infrastructure channel each > device is currently using. If possible, the AirPlay sender roams to the same > infrastructure channel the Apple TV is using. If neither device is currently > using an infrastructure network, the devices will utilize Wi-Fi channel 149 > only for AirPlay. Peer-to-peer mirroring adheres to 802.11 standards, sharing > Wi-Fi bandwidth with other Wi-Fi devices. > > When you deploy Apple TVs on a large enterprise Wi-Fi network, consider the > following guidelines: > > Connect Apple TVs to Ethernet whenever possible > > Don’t use Wi-Fi Channel 149 or 153 for your infrastructure network > > Don’t place or mount the Apple TV behind objects that could disrupt the > Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi signals > Infrastructure and peer-to-peer are the two supported modes of AirPlay > connectivity. If both the AirPlay sender and receiver support peer-to-peer > AirPlay, that’s the preferred data path regardless of infrastructure > availability. Peer-to-peer AirPlay coexists with infrastructure connections, > so the AirPlay client or AirPlay sender can maintain Internet connectivity > simultaneously with the peer-to-peer connection. The 5GHz band is better for > connecting over peer-to-peer AirPlay, because it provides a fast, direct > connection between the AirPlay sender and AirPlay receiver. > Peer-to-peer AirPlay is always secured with Require Device Authentication. > This setting isn’t configurable by the user, and it prevents any nearby rogue > users from accessing an Apple TV. -- James Andrewartha Network & Projects Engineer Christ Church Grammar School Claremont, Western Australia Ph. (08) 9442 1757 Mob. 0424 160 877 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
