I can not get my macbook pro to connect to airplay. I can play itunes music through apple tv. But can not get my mirroring to work. I have accomplished this at another location. Just not home on my apple tv. I keep getting a message "could not connect to apple tv"? I am 10.9 on my macbook, apple tv 6.0.
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.1)
Hey guys I was having the same problem but I just found a solution. On your Apple TV go to settings->airplay-> access control-> security-> password
And then create your own password. Helps to connect.
Try the following steps, check whether things are working after each step where appropriate, before trying the next.
The following article(s) may help you.
Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
Wifi Diagnostic Software (for Mac users)
This worked. Until my computer went to sleep. Now it is back in the same state of not connecting? Frustrating. Hope I don't have to reboot all the time.
Which particular bit worked.
Connecting my macbook pro to the apple tv. I could view my screen on the tv and I could play itunes through the apple tv. Now just itunes.
Sorry, I meant which step restored AirPlay for you.
It was when I rebooted the macbook.
So it appears to break after being woken from sleep and only restarting the computer appears to fix it, albeit temporarily. That has me a little stumped. Out of interest when you say you can play from iTunes, do you mean by starting it from the Apple TV or from the computer.
I can play itunes radio or playlists thru apple tv. But it would not allow me to mirror my desk top.
PS you have been a great help.
Can you choose the music in iTunes on your computer and send it to the Apple TV by choosing it as speakers from iTunes.
Yes, I can choose multiple and play the music on the apple tv. I can also do different combinations of the macbook and apple tv. That works.
So.
It's fine after a restart of the Mac, but if it goes to sleep and you wake it, desktop mirroring is broken but you can still AirPlay content from iTunes on the Mac.
By the way, in what way does it not work, does the icon show up.
Originally you said it worked OK in another location, did this include after waking from sleep.
I have let it sleep a few times and it appears to be working. The computer falls asleep and then I can connect by clicking the icon.
When I was at the other location, they had connected apple tv to a projector and you pushed your ppt thru it. No wires needed. When my macbook would start to fall asleep, I would hit a key before it totally disconnected, so I really couldn't tell you if it was happening.
I have the same problem. I am becomming increasingly frustrated at the 'it just works' fails that are far too frequent. The whole attraction of an apple infrastrucute is the 'internal communications' ease.
This is appauling for a system of this nature and the solution of a restart is actually quite embarrassing and must make every apple hater laugh their socks off.
Please fix!!
I'm having the same problem. It worked initially, but now it keeps giving me the Could not connect to “Apple TV” message. I've restarted my laptop, unplugged and restarted the Apple TV. I can stream from Netflix, so the Apple TV is connecting to my WiFi network ok. Likewise, the laptop can connect to internet fine.
I'm on a Mid-2012 MBP running Mavericks. I'm also running Air Server, but it seemed to work initially and I've had Air Server running for awhie (i.e. not a new variable).
I'm having problems both before the computer goes to sleep and after it comes out of sleep.
I can not get my macbook pro to connect to airplay.
