My ATV4K works fine with WiFi _or_ Ethernet. Is there a configuration or technical way to allow my ATV switch between these connections without physically unplugging the ethernet and then logging into the wifi network?
Apple TV HD, tvOS 17
IF a Ethernet cable is plugged into the Apple TV box then Apple TV will use that connection. If you unplug the Ethernet cable then it will defer to Wi-Fi. There is NO way to set a preference for Wi-Fi when an Ethernet cable is connected to the Apple TV.
IF a Ethernet cable is plugged into the Apple TV box then Apple TV will use that connection. If you unplug the Ethernet cable then it will defer to Wi-Fi. There is NO way to set a preference for Wi-Fi when an Ethernet cable is connected to the Apple TV.
Difficult to say what your issue is. Perhaps if we had more information about your home setup we could provide more insight. If you have an older modem and router or you have any of the following:
Then it is possible you may be a candidate for a Mesh network. If are not familiar with Mesh networking, please Google the term and you will find many articles that explain them. You may find you are an ideal candidate for one. IF you are then you can find them at a variety of places including Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, your local Office Supply or Computer store etc... They are pretty easy to setup too.
In my case, I have a single story home that is about 2500 sq. ft. however the modem/router were at one end of the house and our Apple TV was at the other end. I was dropping signals on the Apple TV. At the time, we had 3 computers, 2 smart phones, 2 iPads and a couple of other wi-fi devices, all of these devices were competing for bandwidth. When I installed a Mesh network, (in my case it was a Google Mesh) my Apple TV problem disappeared. Since then I have added a LOT more wi-fi devices, now we have about 40 plus different devices (everything above and now I have added lots of smart plugs for lights, 2 outdoor fountains, a smart smoker, smart fan & lights, and even a Sous Vis machine) and I have no bandwidth issues as I have great coverage throughout the house and outside the house too up to about 75 feet from the outside walls.
Thank you. I am trying to plan for an expected future problem, in a space I cannot access yet. Thus I'm guessing at issues with my non-smart TV which needs an ATV, and which must also connect to two separate routers: one with slow, spotty wifi only, the other with vastly better ethernet as well as wi-fi. The solution may be two streaming devices. Got the solid signal to the ATV worked out; the remaining problem as I see it so far is not distance.
Thanks, I suspected as much. Have you any experience with behavior when the ethernet cable remains plugged in, but carries no signal? My thought is a ethernet switch with a remote, for example.
WiFi and Ethernet connect on my Apple TV 4K 1st gen?
