AirPlay automatically connects to unknown speakers

I'm on a large Wifi network that spans several schools. When I plug my computer into the stereo in my classroom, using the headphone jack, it often connects itself to some sound system in a different school that I've never connected to purposefully. It takes a while to switch back to playing though my computer. I'd like to tell my computer to "forget" this other AirPlay system, like I can tell it to forget Bluetooth devices, but I can't figure out how. Is there a way to do this?

Hi parsa._.13055,
If you are having issues with removing a network and/or setting the order preference for joining a network, you may find the following article helpful:
OS X Lion: Choose preferred Wi-Fi networks
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3772
Regards,
- Brenden

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Hi jdiala,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For your situation I think there is an easier way to get AirPlay. There was a new feature added in iOS 8 where your iOS device and Apple TV don't have to be on the same Wi-Fi network. As long as your iPad mini is running iOS 8, and your Apple TV is the newest 3rd generation, just follow the information outlined below to get AirPlay working between your devices.
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This is a quick post with a problem & solution.
I've been searching for ages tonight to find a solution to my problem:
'iTunes suddenly cannot connect to my Airport Express Speakers" and could not find one answer on here, only a mixture of replies all over the net.
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thanks Simius,
I just tried what you said to do, i had it in Automatic, but when I momenterely switched to manual the fields were all blank so I left them that way and turned on to automatic as you said and left it in auto, then tried to change itunes speaker to remote airplay and it didn t work.
so i don t know what else to do, I read alot about this in the last few days the bug seems to be related to the newest itunes upgrade and with the presence of the IP6V not turned off completely.
in the old system one could turn it off completely, now the off button is gone.
there are work around using terminal, I tried that but it doens t recognize my commands, so it didn t work either.
anybody has any idea?
thansk a lot
D.

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