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Apr 8, 2011 8:16 PM in response to Ian4by vazandrew,You would need to connect to their network to use the remote app. -
Apr 9, 2011 2:47 AM in response to Ian4by Winston Churchill,Why do you say you can't connect to their network. -
Apr 9, 2011 3:31 AM in response to Winston Churchillby Chenks,Winston Churchill wrote:
Why do you say you can't connect to their network.
you would need the apple remote to be able to connect it to the network, and they don't have that. -
Apr 9, 2011 3:51 AM in response to Chenksby Winston Churchill,That would make sense, I was thinking they couldn't get the iPhone to connect to the network. -
Apr 9, 2011 9:09 AM in response to Winston Churchillby Macaby,I seem to remember being able to use my IP with the "remote app" to control/move within the ATV menus with my ATV1. With the ATV2, this is no longer possible or if it is, I can't "get" there. Instead, the "remote app" now allows me to select what I want to play rather than move about within the ATV2 menus.
Without that ability, it wouldn't be possible to select a new home network for example or ANY of the other settings within the menus.
I thought the "remote app" was great for those times I couldn't find my little white remote. -
Apr 9, 2011 9:32 AM in response to Macabyby Winston Churchill,Navigation is possible from the remote app for both Apple TV's. -
Apr 9, 2011 10:03 AM in response to Winston Churchillby Macaby,Hasn't worked for me. I'll give it another try. -
Apr 9, 2011 10:04 AM in response to Macabyby Chenks,Macaby wrote:
Hasn't worked for me. I'll give it another try.
definitely works for me too.
make sure you're not controlling the itunes library rather than the appletv. -
Apr 9, 2011 10:33 AM in response to Chenksby Macaby,Chenks wrote:
definitely works for me too.
make sure you're not controlling the itunes library rather than the appletv.
Well, I guess you're the genius! Yes, it was controlling the iTunes library instead. Not sure how it got switched. I'm glad to have my "spare" ATV remote back.
The OP seems to have disappeared with his troubles. As I now understand the "remote app", the IP has to be signed in on the SAME home wifi as the ATV (1 or 2) in order to control either. -
Apr 9, 2011 10:56 AM in response to Macabyby Chenks,Macaby wrote:
The OP seems to have disappeared with his troubles. As I now understand the "remote app", the IP has to be signed in on the SAME home wifi as the ATV (1 or 2) in order to control either.
yes this is correct, and the catch 22 situation is that you can't add the appletv to the same WIFI network without the actual apple remote. -
Apr 9, 2011 12:31 PM in response to Chenksby Ian4,So I now have a remote but I can't get my atv to work. It says setting time and date then it goes onto pictures scrolling on the screen. But when I push any button on the remote nothing is happening on the screen at all. In fact when I push the button the light flashes three times which I think I read somewhere that may be the remote is paired with another atv. Is there any way around this? This is day two and I'm starting to go crazy! -
Apr 10, 2011 2:12 AM in response to Ian4by Chenks,Ian4 wrote:
So I now have a remote but I can't get my atv to work. It says setting time and date then it goes onto pictures scrolling on the screen. But when I push any button on the remote nothing is happening on the screen at all. In fact when I push the button the light flashes three times which I think I read somewhere that may be the remote is paired with another atv. Is there any way around this? This is day two and I'm starting to go crazy!
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1555 -
Dec 24, 2011 8:18 AM in response to Ian4by rich1000,Since you all got completely off subject of this guys problem (although very helpful also!), I wanted to post this to help him and anyone else.
http://matthopkins.com/gadgets/apple-tv-wifi-forgot-remote/
I have the same problem visiting my parents over holidays.
However their wired network is nowhere near a tv and I don't want to go buy a 50 ft Ethernet cable. So I'm taking it a step further by creating a shared network signal from my laptop by the tv in order to do the first steps.
Theoretically it all should work! Fingers crossed.
Hope this helps people. Pretty cool.
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Dec 25, 2012 5:06 PM in response to Ian4by hftvhftv,Ok I know how to do this:
-Unplug the power cable from your Apple TV and plug it back in while your television is on
-Hook up your Apple TV with an Ethernet cord to a router
-Go into settings/general/remotes/learn remote
-Then get a regular TV remote with more than one setting (so you don't control your TV and Apple TV at the same time!) and follow the steps given
-Once the remote is set up disconnect your Ethernet cable
-Then go into your network settings and connect to your Internet access point through Wi-Fi
-Finally turn on home sharing on your iPhone and Apple TV and open the Remote app
Then your done!