pair apple remote with macbook air, pair apple remote with macbook air

This forum is for questions about Apple Remote Desktop, Apple's software for managing networked Macs. For a question about a physical remote device, try asking in the MacBook Air forum:

https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_air

Regards.

There are 3rd party USB Remotes Controls that work with the 2011 & 2010 MacBook Air. Or you could get an external USB IR Reciver.

You can also use an iOS device such as an iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone as a remote control. Apple has an app for itunes & keynotes. the iOS device being used as the remote need to be on the same wireless network as the MacBook Air.

If you have a 2009 or 2008 MacBook Air, Pairing your Apple Remote with your computer explains how to pair the remote.

now, I had the same issue

solved it by transforming my phone (Nokia 2700 c ) into a bluetooth remote

see this pages:

http://www.salling.com/Clicker/mac/devices.php

http://torrentsmd.com/forum.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=87892828&page=p11032817 #11032817

search in the list if the phone you have is compatible, then install the little program and you may even have a remote MOUSE 😀 by just clicking it on your phone

PS. even if it yoru phone is not in the list there is a big chance that it will work, (mine wasnt in the list and it works like a charm) it is based on java if I understand corectly and most of the phones understand that programing language.