Are devices connected to Apple TV's traceable?
What information can be accessed about a device when it's connected to an Apple TV?
Only Apple really know, but I can't imagine it would be anything to worry about unless one or other device is hacked.
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Do I need an internet connection for Apple TV?
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The advertisement or information Apple gives me seems like it doesn't need an internet connection, I'm under the impression that if I buy one all I need is to connect it to my television then connect wirelessly from my iPad to the Apple TV device. Then I can begin streaming content to my TV via the Apple TV product.
However I came across a thing telling me I needed an internet connection in order for it to work, but where our televisions are, either the wireless internet is weak to nothing, and is unreliable from that distance, I want to be able to simply connect and play but now it seems Apple is misleading me on the capability of Apple TV.
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I have since entered some new events into Calendar from my iMac and from my iPhone. These appear correctly on all devices except my husband's iMac where they are again all duplicated.
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How to see all devices that are connected to Apple ID
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Are you using a software to see all devices that are supposed to be connected to your router? You can reset and start over with your router. Make sure you have a security enabled on it like WPA Personal. You can try DHCP Reservation as well to ensure that the devices that will have access to your router are only the ones you included on the list.
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Try this:
Reboot device by pressing both the home button and sleep/wake (power) buttons at the same time for 10-15 seconds until the apple logo appears on the screen, then let go.
If that doesn't work then reset the device by going to settings/general/reset/reset all settings (or for network connection issues 'reset network settings').
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All of my devices seem to be connected... It's messages that I want to turn off. I don't want to receive any messages on anything except my daughters iPod that are sent to my Apple ID. How can I set my phone, iPod,iPad, and MacBook to no longer receive msgs sent to [email protected]???? I only want msgs to be received on my phone, that are sent to my phone # and that is all!!!!
Settings>Messages>Send/Receive...edit here.
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See:
MacMost Now 653: Setting Up Multiple iOS Devices For Messages and FaceTime
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My TV is mounted on a wall so I can't connect the Apple TV device. Is it possible to connect to an HD Cable Box and send signal to TV that way? Other problem is that Box only has one HDMI socket so would also have to use a splitter. Tried Apple Support but couldn't offer a solution. I can't be the only person with this issue surely?
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Devices refer to iDevices... iPod... iPhone... iPad. .. Not Computers.
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http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/install/ -
Internet Connection - Your Apple wireless device does not have a valid IP.
I just bought an Apple TimeCapsule and set it up normally, following instructions to my Arris cable network on the Videotron provider here in Quebec, Canada. The TimeCapsule did appear as a wireless device on my MacBook Pro (after updating the AirPort software from the provided CD - as was instructed). I went through the whole installation process to obtain at the end this error:
Internet Connection - Your Apple wireless device does not have a valid IP.
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After a lot of research, a friend indicated the solution in my case.
You have to really reset the cable modem to convince it to start giving out IPs again.
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I reset network settings on my iPhone. However now it looks as if my iPhone and iPad are no longer linked. They are both connected to my apple account but when I send an imessage from one it is not picked up by the other. What do I do? If anyone can help it would be very much appreciated. Many thanks x
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(3) you have the same entry checked under "Start new conversations from:" on both devices,
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Can someone please help?'
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Intermittent problems are often a result of interference. Interference can be caused by other networks in the neighbourhood or from household electrical items.
You can download and install iStumbler (NetStumbler for windows users) to help you see which channels are used by neighbouring networks so that you can avoid them, but iStumbler will not see household items.
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We are a tourism service provider and since we have upgraded to e fibre we are not able to connect any apple i pads to our WiFi.All othe devices connect no problem. What is the solution to this issue.
Hi carramore,
The best advice I can offer is to contact our support team on 1890 260 260 (telephone number and option 0) or use our webchat facility - http://www.eircom.net/about/contact/
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Thanks
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you are running the latest version of iTunes, have no other USB devices attached, have no security software installed, and are directly connected to your ISP source, simply restarting the computer and the iOS device can clear up certain issues that could prevent you from restoring. After restarting the computer and iOS device, attempt to restore again.
How big is your library? I would recommend the following troubleshooting steps:
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- Create a new library. Refer to this article for details: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589. This won't delete your old library, you're just creating a new empty one. Also refer to this article to get back to your old library later.
- Add a few albums into this new library. Not everything, just a small sampling, as a test.
- Activate Match on this new library. You shouldn't have to re-pay, it should just say "Add Computer" or similar.
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If iTunes doesn't crash at this point, then likely there's something about your original library that Match doesn't like - what that is I don't know, but at least you'll know it's not your PC. If iTunes still crashes, then if could be a number of other things, but probably not your library. My next suggestion (if you haven't already done this) is to uninstall / reinstall iTunes. If that doesn't work, then my next ideas you won't like.
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