Roland Ron

Q: I intend purchasing a new AppleTV and using the old one with an older TV set. Will Home Sharing support two devices? If so, how?

I intend purchasing a new AppleTV (4th generation) and would like to use the old one (2nd generation) with an old TV. Will Home Sharing allow two separate AppleTV's to run? If so, how? My main interest would be the pictures and music on my iMac.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Oct 28, 2015 8:30 PM

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Q: I intend purchasing a new AppleTV and using the old one with an older TV set. Will Home Sharing support two devices? If so, how?

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  • by alex_h1,

    alex_h1 alex_h1 Oct 30, 2015 8:31 AM in response to Roland Ron
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    Oct 30, 2015 8:31 AM in response to Roland Ron

    Hi Roland Ron,

     

    I see that you'd like to purchase a new Apple TV to use along with an older one, and you'd like to know if you can use Home Sharing to both of them.  In short, yes you can use Home Sharing to share content to those multiple devices.  For help with setting up Home Sharing with the Apple TV's, take a look at the information below.

     

    Use Home Sharing on your Apple TV 

    1. Go to Settings > Computers.
    2. Select Turn on Home Sharing.
    3. Then enter your Apple ID and password. Use the same Apple ID for every computer or device on your Home Sharing network.

    Now you can use Home Sharing on your Apple TV: 

    • To find shared libraries, go to the main menu, select Computers, and choose a library.
    • You can also view photos from your computer on your Apple TV. Open iTunes on your computer. Then go to File > Home Sharing > Choose Photos to Share with Apple TV.

    Use Home Sharing to share iTunes content with other devices

     

    Have a good one.