Apple TV Mirroring issues

I have a late 2012 MacBook Pro and a 3rd generation Apple TV, yet the Airplay/Mirroring icon is not displayed in my toolbar. I attempted to enable the airplay/mirroring feature by accessing System Preferences and going to the "Displays" settngs, only to find that it does not even give me the option of turning the airplay on and off. The menu that should be there is not displayed. This would eb expected if my MacBook Pro did not support Mirroring, but since it is a late 2012 model, it is supposed to work... or so I thought.

Hello travien,
It sounds like you are not able to access the AirPlay Mirroring icon on your MacBook Pro. According to the article below a MacBook Pro (late 2012) does meet the minimum system requirements for AirPlay Mirroring, but you will also need to be running Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) on your system. You can find more information about the requirements for AirPlay Mirroring here:
About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X Mountain Lion
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404
If you are meet all the system requirements for AirPlay Mirroring, but you still do not see the AirPlay icon, I recommend reviewing the section titled "If the AirPlay icon doesn't appear" in the following article (the article refers to Mac computers and iOS devices, so you can skip any steps that refer to an iOS device):
Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4215
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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