iPad 2 & Apple TV 3rd Gen - Airplay not working

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iPad 2 & Apple TV 3rd Gen - Airplay not working

I have an iPad 2 and 3rd gen AppleTV. When connecting to the network at my house with the Apple TV and iPad 2, it works flawlessly. I am able to use Airplay and mirror the image onto my TV. Here is the tricky part of the equation... When I bring the Apple TV into my classroom at school, I am not able to have the airplay button display on my iPad 2 when they are both connected to the same network. I have tried following the restarting steps and everything, to no avail. I have read about the problems Apple TV can have on certain networks, especially those found in school classrooms, but here is the kicker... I brought in a coworker's iPad Mini and the Airplay icon popped up right away. I also am able to have the airplay button display on my iPhone 5. What am I missing? What is the big difference from the iPad 2 to the mini and iPhone 5 that allows airplay to work on the network?

iPad 2, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Dec 15, 2014 12:48 PM

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Dec 15, 2014 1:14 PM in response to robydekm

Welcome to the Apple Community.

That is indeed an odd one and it appears that you have done a reasonable amount of troubleshooting already. For what it's worth I think the next step I'd take is have the iPad forget the network and set it up again.

I assume your phone and your colleagues device worked on the same day that your iPad didn't.

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robydekm Author

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Dec 15, 2014 4:28 PM in response to Winston Churchill

Thank you for the welcome! I tried forgetting the network, hoping that that would restart something and get the airplay button to show up. I have done a lot of research on this issue already and haven't found anyone else who has had this problem. The iPhone and iPad mini did work on the same day also.

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Dec 15, 2014 4:57 PM in response to robydekm

To be honest it's not uncommon for someone to report having issues with one device and not with another when it comes to AirPlay, however that's invariably one that has a hiccup every now and again and one that doesn't rather than one that doesn't work 100% of the time and one that does. Things like the size of the antenna on the devices or who made them or what the cases are made of do make a difference.

When the iPad connects to the network, I assume you are able to use it for other things that involve the network/internet.

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robydekm Author

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Dec 16, 2014 7:50 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Another development, which may back up what you were saying... I brought my wife's iPad2 into work today, same exact model as mine, and hers worked... Connected to AirPlay right away. Go figure. I tried completely resetting my iPad, clearing all the data off of it and starting new - AirPlay still won't work. Any idea what the next step would be?

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