Can I add wireless mouse and keyboard to appletv

Hi,

I am using 1Keyboard on my Mac and the remote App on the iPhone. I connect with the remote app to the iPhone and with 1Keyboard I connect the keyboard with the iPhone. That works absolutly fine!

Hope that helps,

Cheers, Maik

The technical answer is, the new Apple TV will support a wireless keyboard but not a mouse.

However....

With respect to Desktop Macs and similar using "mirroring", there is a solution but is vanishing rather rapidly due to RF interference problems created.

Specifically, you require a Bluetooth Class 1 transceiver.

These are typically sold as a USB Dongle.

In short, class 1 extends your bluetooth range up to 300 feet (100 meters).

Long story short, this transceiver can interfere with MANY types of wireless devices including cell phones and wireless phones and your neighbor's bluetooth connections.

This is one of the reasons why so many class 1 Bluetooth transceivers are discontinued for sale.

IOGear sells a class 1 dongle. (300 feet)

GBU321

IOGear also sells a class 2 dongle. (60 feet)

GBU241W6

Numerous class 3 dongles (30 feet) are also available if that is all the distance you require but your built in BT will "typically" give you this distance. (sometimes "typically" is only 10-15 feet)

THINK.... transceiver.

It is possible that you will require two of these devices in some circumstances to achieve full range because your mouse transmitter is very low powered as is your computer.

In that case, you "can" use your Apple TV USB port as the power source for the dongle.

The dongle transmits to your computer.

If your computer's BT is not strong enough to reach the dongle, then you will need to give your computer AND the Apple TV a class 1 dongle. (or whatever class of transceiver provides the range.... under most circumstances, a class 2 is sufficient)

It all depends on how close your mouse is to the dongle and how close your computer is to the dongle.

Best use.

Buy a Magic Mouse just for use with your Apple TV.

Pair this mouse to your computer using the dongle (s) and use it for nothing else.

Be WISE.

It goes without saying.... turn off your computer's built in Bluetooth and turn off your other Magic Mouse and make connection via dongle only !!!!

Failure to do this CAN burn out your built in BT transceiver because the power is so high.

THAT.... is the other reason that these class 1 transceivers are vanishing.

They require that the end user have at least some common technical sense.

(the sensitivity of ANY bluetooth receiver does NOT increase with the power transmitted, a class 1 transceiver has the same receiver sensitivity as any bluetooth receiver and is only different in its power transmitted, this is why two dongles may be required.... one dongle is typically used for one-way bluetotth extension)

Comically.... just like the watt capacity of your stereo speakers is no guarantee that they will be louder.

Higher Sensitivity is a guarantee.

(in the case of these bluetooth transceivers, the sensitivity remains the same, thus you require a more powerful transmitter / amplifier)

Just for note:

I have not tried a wired mouse with Apple TV nor do I own an Apple TV yet....

Could be I am wrong entirely, but simple engineering says otherwise. (wireless must work)

I hope my engineering mind was not too confusing, if so.

Plug your class 1 or class 2 USB transceiver dongle to your Apple TV.

Pair your wireless mouse with your computer through the dongle. (it WILL reach your computer's bluetooth receiver)

If this pairing cannot be established.... the problem is that your computer's blue tooth transmitter is not strong enough to reach the dongle.... provided that your magic mouse is close enough to the dongle.

My magic mouse easily reaches 15 feet of range even with obstructions using my computer without a dongle.

So, if your magic mouse is withthin 15 feet of the dongle AND your computer transmits a strong enough signal to reach the dongle, you are good to go.

(the bluetooth transmitter in your computer is more powerful than your mouse's transmitter and has more range, typically.... 30 feet)

If all this fails, you need two dongles.

No, the ATV doesn't support mouse or keyboard. Use the iPhone/iPad remote app or the included remote control.

Regards,

Captfred