Change shared computer in AppleTV

I have a Mac Mini, iPad Air and a 5s - I just rec'd AppleTV as a gift. Sharing is turned on in iTunes and on the iPad and iPhone. Wifi is set up on AppleTV and the system installed and updated without any apparent issue. AppleTV is recognizing a decommissioned iPhone I gave my daughter to use as a wifi only iTouch. How do I select the computer/device AppleTV sees when I select "Computer" on the AppleTV menu? Thanks!

Hello Purist66
You should be able to select them by going to the Computers and it will give you the different options to join when you have Home Sharing turned on all your devices.
Setting up Home Sharing for Apple TV (2nd generation and 3rd generation)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4352
Regards,
-Norm G.

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