Apple TV remote causing macbook problems

Hey so my girlfriend picked me up an Apple TV, this is amazing, BUT the stupid remote is what is causing some problems. Every time i use it for the apple TV, it affects my mac itunes as well. Ive gone into the security and disabled the inferred thing, but then that stops the syncing from the apple TV to my macbook pro.
Question: Is there anyway i can totally block the remote from working with my macbook, while still allowing the Apple TV to sync, or is there a way to pair the Apple TV to my mac, not to iTunes, ive done that already.
Thank you everything

What you need to do is pair the laptop remote with the laptop.
By pairing the Apple tv remote with the Apple tv you are ensuring that the Apple tv can only be used with the Apple tv remote, you are not ensuring that the Apple tv remote won't control other devices as well.
laptop remote paired with the laptop = the laptop can only be controlled with the laptop remote.

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