Mutliple Apple Tvs

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Mutliple Apple Tvs

I have two Apple TVs and want to sync them to one iTunes Library. They seem to both have the same network hostname (Apple TV). My iTunes library can only see the first Apple TV in its devices list. I think I need to change the hostname of the second Apple TV, but I can't figure out how. Any ideas?

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Posted on Apr 1, 2007 10:00 AM

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Answer 1

McQu

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Apr 1, 2007 10:24 AM in response to StefKenten

Hello

When the Apple TV shows up in the device list if you double click on the name you can edit and change the name there. Also when you first connect and go through the setup procedure you can change the name in that process also.

McQu

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ErikW

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Apr 1, 2007 12:39 PM in response to McQu

I don't have two AppleTVs, but assumed that they would appear like an iPod as multiple devices in the sidebar. The AppleTV name should matter, other than being a little confusing if every one is named "AppleTV". I'd suggest changing the name of the AppleTVs as well, then restart iTunes to see what it finds.

Erik

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StefKenten Author

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Apr 1, 2007 4:49 PM in response to StefKenten

I think the Apple TV name you give (and can change) in iTunes is just an alias in your iTunes for simplier library management. It has nothing to do with the hostname of actual AppleTV machine (from a TCP/IP perspective), which is what I believe I have to change. When I looks in my DHCP client host table, it has two machines named Apple TV. It seems like iTunes uses the hostname of the Apple TV to put itself in the the "New Device" Sequence in the iTunes application after you hit "Connect to New iTunes" on the Apple TV. Therefore, because my iTunes library already thinks it is synching with an Apple TV machine, named Apple TV, the second Apple TV never even shows up in iTunes as a device to synch to.

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