Apple TV not showing up as a device in iTunes on MacBook Pro

Having trouble with Apple TV - it doesn't show up in iTunes as a device, my iTunes playlists are not showing up properly, and I've tried everything I can think of (mind you, I'm not an Apple Genius).... please help!

To play your music on your AppleTV you have to enable Home Sharing in iTunes. Preferences>Sharing> share my library on my local network
Then on the AppleTV you have to login to the same Apple ID used in iTunes. Settings>Computers> turn on Home sharing
for more information go to Apple - Support - Manuals and select your AppleTV version.

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I believe I am correct as I've got new/old AppleTVs connected to 3 Macs and a dual boot Mac Pro currently, and the new unit has never appearede under devices.
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