Apple TV and Time Capsule
Apple TV is a small box that you can connect to a flat screen TV via HDMI. The Time Capsule is also an Apple product. It is a network hard drive that is equipped with various WLAN functionalities. You can work not only with Apple devices, but also with computers with other operating systems,
Apple-TV and Time Capsule are Apple products that are perfectly coordinated and work well together. However, you cannot connect the two components directly to each other; you must at least have one for the configuration computer switch in between. A connection makes sense if you watch movies, music and photos on a Time Capsule and want to watch it on your television. A prerequisite for cooperation is a WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESSNetwork in which you register both devices.
Use the Time Capsule as a storage medium for iTunes
- Apple TV has the softwareiTunes integrated. With your PC turned on, the little box can access the content you've collected on iTunes. This works best with an iMac or MacBook Pro. Since the Apple computers have hard drives or a flash memory, it is not very abundant dimensioned, you have the option of storing the memory-intensive iTunes collection on a Time Capsule to outsource.
- Define the Time Capsule as the standard memory in the settings of the iTunes program. To do this, go to the settings, click on the "extended" icon and change the storage location to the TimeCapsule.
Configure Apple TV to connect to iTunes
- So that Apple TV can access the content of the Time Capsule and display it on your flat screen TV, you must configure a connection between Apple TV and iTunes. Connect the box to a flat screen TV via HDMI and switch to the channel to access the menu. Then turn on your iMac or MacBook and share the library from iTunes. To do this, go to File Private Sharing in iTunes and activate it.
- Leave your computer on and wait for it to recognize your iTunes library. The name of the library is displayed and you can access the content with the remote control of Apple TV. The menu is very clear and you can conveniently control the content from the television.
Apple TV connects mobile Apple devices and computers with the MacOS operating system such as ...
The computer must remain on while you access the content. Since the connection was established via WLAN, he can stand in another room.
