Connect apple tv to imac

How can I connect an Apple TV to my iMac mid 2011, 21.5 inch?
Thanks a ton for your help

If you're asking about home-sharing, enable in iTunes on the iMac and on ATV in the settings. Make sure your computer is on and running iTunes. The ATV will see your library.

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AppleCare told me to plug the Apple TV into the iMac using ethernet to transfer the iTunes content faster with less glitches. But how do I see the Apple TV screen on my iMac to configure it??? When I connect Apple TV using ethernet, nothing appears on the iMac screen.

This only applies if you have a first generation Apple TV. Also I hope you have a router and are not connecting the ATV directly to the iMac.
Usually I sync my First Generation Apple TV wirelessly, but sometimes I'll have some huge media files I want to sync on it which can take a long time. In those cases all you do is connect your Apple TV via ethernet cable to the same router your iMac is connected to. Don't worry about it not being connected to a tv because all you are going to do is SYNC your Apple TV. If you do not see your Apple TV in iTunes, turn off the Apple TV, and quit iTunes. Then turn on the Apple TV first, wait a minute and then start iTunes. Once iTunes sees the Apple TV, manage your content, then sync it.
Once the Apple TV has completed its sync, quit iTunes. Unplug your Apple TV, and then put the device back by the TV you want to enjoy the content on.
I have done such a thing a few times and it works flawlessly.

How to connect apple tv with iMac

How do I connect the my iMac to Apple TV?
Apple TV is set up, I am able to use airplay via iPhone and iPad but having difficulty connecting iMac to Apple TV

The iMac must be connected to the same network as the ATV.
Keep in mind some routers create seperate networks for the wired and wireless portions of the network.

Want to connect Apple Bluetooth to iMac and iPhone

I can get it to pair to both the phone and the imac, but am having trouble switching back and forth. I don't need to have them both active at the same time, but would like to be able to switch whenever I want. Let me know what i can do. Thanks.

Interesting. I bought a Plantronics 650e bluetooth headset to use with my iphone and Powerbook (Skype). The Plantronics site said it was compatible with the iPhone and capable of multipoint bluetooth pairing with two other devices. I've tried two of the Plantronics headsets and found that they work fine when only paired with the iPhone. However once I pair it with the Powerbook I find that the iPhone will not talk to the headset again unless I re-pair the headset to the iPhone bluetooth. However once I turn the headset off or talk to it with the Powerbook bluetooth it will no longer work with the iPhone. I'm starting to think that the iPhone is broken with respect to multipoint paired bluetooth headsets or at least this Plantronics one. Does anyone have an iPhone working with a bluetooth headset that is paired with multiple devices at the same time? Which one? Do you have any tips on getting it working?

Frustration! I have all igoods in order to use all, fully as should be. But looks like Softbank does no agree with any connection between iPhone and iMac... What in the world! How Apple let that happen???

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I have all igoods in order to use all, fully as should be. But looks like Softbank does no agree with any connection between iPhone and iMac... What in the world! How Apple let that happen??

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Une procédure particulière doit-elle être respectée pour déconnecter l'usb superdrive apple de mon imac ?

Je souhaite savoir s'il faut respecter une procédure particulière pour déconnecter l'usb superdrive d'apple de mon imac ?

S'il ya un disque dedans, éjecter. Si non, juste le débrancher.
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I am quite fed up with Apple and my iMac - multiple issues

I've been a Windows user for years. I've suffered through all of the ups and downs of Windows over the years, mostly the downs. I have three Windows 7 computers, and quite frankly, both have performed quite beautifully, albeit without the polish of the Mac.
Earlier this year, I decided to buy an iMac for a few reasons. First, they are just so beautiful, and even if you are going to run Windows they are probably the best Windows computers out there. Second, I wanted to do more video editing and found the Windows tools weren't very good. I also wanted to run some karaoke software (kJams) that at the time was not available for Windows.
I was basically pleased with the iMac for a few months. However, there was one problem I could never solve: the wifi connection got lost periodically, even though I had made all of the system updates. I know this is a problem with the iMac, because my numerous Windows PCs and my two iPod toouches had no problem with a wifi connection. It appears from various posts here that this is indeed a problem many others have experienced since Snow Leopard's release, and as far as I can tell, despite many updates to the Airport software it has never been fixed by Apple. Strike 1.
A couple of weeks ago, my iMac started running slow for no reason I could identify. I don't have a lot of software installed on it, I didn't download anything pirated or questionable. I did install bootcamp according to Apple's instructions, and it worked fine (I wanted to run some Windows games). I tried doing all of the things that folks suggest when your computer is running slow - repairing permissions, running Onyx, etc. None of them seemed to do anything. I tried creating a new user, it had the same problem. I also noticed various other problems with the computer: it was slow to recognize a USB hard drive (and sometimes didn't recognize it at all), external hard drives would not appear in the time machine set up, and various other problems I can't quite recall. Overall, while presumably nothing serious should have been wrong with my computer, I decided I probably should simply reinstall OS X. Strike 2.
Now, quite frankly I would have been happy to simply reset the computer to its factory state. I would point out that nearly all Windows PCs come with a separate repair partition where it is very easy to do that with one click. I guess Apple is so confident in the reliability of its computers it doesn't think this is a useful feature. So, I had to install OS X using the DVD that came with the computer. It took quite a while to do this, and actually it wasn't at all clear to me that my settings would be kept (one would think that this is something the install screen would point out - Windows makes a quite clear distinction between a "clean install" and a re-install).
I was somewhat pleased when all of my settings were there. After the long process of reinstalling, I click on the "Accounts" setting I get a message saying that the Preferences application has quit unexpectedly -- clearly there are still problems. Quite irritating given that I just spent an hour trying to re-install the OS. I google around and again find others have had this problem, but unfortunately none of the proposed fixes I try seem to work. And my computer still seems to have other problems - it still doesn't recognize external drives very well. I will say that it seemed to be running a little faster though. Strike 3.
Anyway, I decide I need to do a full clean install. When I do that, things seem to be working better, although the mouse pointer is quite jerky - I'm thinking that maybe I need to just run software update to fix that. I start the software update - a nice 1gb download is required. Now ,the problem is that I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH WIFI DISCONNECTIONS. So no matter how many times I start the download, I CAN"T FINISH IT. And Apple, in its infinite wisdom, HAS NOT WRITTEN A DOWNLOADER THAT IS SMART ENOUGH TO CONTINUE WHERE IT LEFT OFF. How hard is this to do, really? Do I now have to lug my iMac across the house to put it on a wired connection? I've already wasted hours trying to get this piece of junk working.
And the sad fact is, once I am done, I will have a very beautiful computer that can't hold an internet connection.
I have to give Apple kudos for the iMac hardware. It's great. But the software? It's fine as long as it works. But it doesn't always work - and when it doesn't, it actually at this point seems more buggy and difficult to repair than Windows. Is this the last Mac I'll ever buy? Probably. Quite frankly, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that Apple's best developers have moved on to more exciting pastures (iPhone for example). And given the number of unsolved issues posted on these forums (including the ones I mention here), it appears that Apple engineers are simply asleep at the switch.

Let me start by saying I don't use wireless so I haven't had to deal with it, and I assume you know your way around all the settings in your modem/switch and Windows 7.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=Applewifi+signaldrops
Google turned up a 43 page thread, going on for a year, not very encouraging.
a href=http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2142725&tstart=0&me ssageID=12175855#12175855> Dropping Wi FI Signal
Well for weeks (months?) now, since two or three weeks maybe after 10.6.4 was released, I did not have dropped wifi until today. What is different? I applied the latest security patch less than 24 hours ago.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1094
Safari and DNS:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2227251
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20016549-263.html
Airport:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20012462-263.html
Joining an encrypted wireless network
When logged in, then AirPort menu bar icon shows the approximate strength of your wireless network signal. All four signal bars darkened means you have very good throughput. If you don't see this menu bar icon, enable it in AirPort preferences. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1126
If you can focus on networking, there are some excellent people that hang out there.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1343
If you bought your iMac this year then it likely came with 10.6.3 and shouldn't have a whole lot of updates, outside of iTunes and Safari etc.
iMac Networking Discussion?
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1111
Support, tutorials, how to, etc:
http://www.apple.com/support/imac/intel/
Potential sources for interference with wireless
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1365
Bluetooth: If your computer stops recognizing your Apple wireless mouse or wireless trackpad, simply click the mouse button or trackpad surface to get it working again. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3048
And, sometimes just knowing what make of networking equipment (linksys, netgear, d-link, even Apple). USB ADSL or a USB wireless devices don't work with Macs. Checked for firmware update for the network devices?
Changing from WEP to WPA
How do I change from WEP to WPA security, which I have been told is better. I'm sure it is simple but i cant find it.
These settings are in your wireless router, so you will have to consult the manual for how to access the administration page and change the wireless security settings. Once you have WPA or WPA2 enabled, you will need to reauthenticate your computer with the wireless network since you will have a new password. If you have problems with persistent password requests popping up, you will need to open the "Keychain Access" utility and remove all keychain entries associated with your wireless network and password.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20014188-263.html
Networking In networking utilities, the in-depth network troubleshooting and monitoring utility VisualRoute ($49.95) has been updated to fix a bug with the "whois" routine, and likewise the Wi-Fi hot spot finder AirRadar ($19.95) has also been updated with a small bug fix for the signal status not updating.
The network administration and security testing utility NetScan (free) has also been updated and now has a revamped interface and new features for port scanning as well as fixes for icon appearance and update-checking problems.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20013211-263.html
As for restore, it is different, won't be the same, but there are two ways to handle that on a Mac:
Apple TimeMachine
Clone OS X: bootable (yes, you can boot from 2nd or 3rd hard drive) - SuperDuper ($29) is superb and I update the backup (15 minutes) before applying updates.
That way I have my previous system with all data, not just an image, all my data and going back in time.
From another thread:
if you have issues when using an AirPort router, you've either got interference issues causing your problems or a system issue.
whenever possible:
1) Vist an Apple Store
2) Try your machine on their network
3) If the connection drops, make them fix it.
Reason being, I've tried and checked log after log and have never seen a connection drop inside an Apple Store.
My gut reaction would be interference but the easiest move may be to check it in an Apple Store if at all possible.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2142725&start=225&tstart=0
If you connect to the Internet or a network in several different ways (using AirPort or Ethernet, for example), you can change the order of the network port configurations your computer tries when connecting to the Internet or a network.
To change the priority of a network port configuration:
1) Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Network.
2) Choose Set Service Order from the Actions pop-up menu.
3) Drag a service, such as Ethernet, to the top of the list. When you try to connect, Mac OS X will try the port configuration at the top of the list.©
Tip: Any Network Device listed here that you'll never use for a Network Connection should be set to 'Inactive'.

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