Forget WiFi Network ? / ATV 2nd Gen.

How can I forget a wifi network on the Apple TV 2nd Gen.
My ATV led light comes on after I plug or unplug the wifi network at the house.

The ATV only remembers the last wifi network you accessed. It doesn't work like a regular computer. So if you accessed two wifi networks in your home, only the last one is remembered. If you connect via ethernet and then go back to wireless, it will still remember that last connected wifi hotspot but that's it.

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Is ther a chance that atv 2nd gen read .mkv format?

hallo,
as a new Apple TV (2nd generation),
i have been trying to change all my storage from .mkv to .m4v (that is the best for the atv)
i have been trying some software like
1. visual hub
2. HandBrake
3. submerge
i have to say that when you want subs, submerge to that in the best way and the atv showed the subs in perfect way. (not cutout on speech breaks like HandBrake)
submerge do that different and simply makes the sub file part of the .m4v.
i have to say that all the software that i have write above to export from .mkv to .m4v or other format do that very but very slowly!
it takes an 2 and a half hours to convert tv show on .mkv that contain 45m of showtime to .m4v.
the file is 1.7Gb capacity (the normal for hd ready (720p) tv show.
now take a second and imagine how many time takes to convert and merge subs to file like movie in 720p that is capacity is 4.7Gb at least.
it takes like one day at least and stuck the software in the middle. seems like impossible to do that.
the whole convert and export thing takes forever and is very annoying that you cant simply convert your storage to .m4v from .mkv in the easy way and without to wait so many time.
if anybody have software or idea
1.how to the convert and merge simply and fast?
2. the other way to make the atv 2nd gen to read an mkv file with subs (it seems the best way and i would like to know how to doing that)
hopes that my little post here help to some new atv 2nd gen users to understand the all pictur.
regards and thank you all
Oria Maymon
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Oria Maymon wrote:
allright, thank you.
so i can say that "apple tv is not a streamer".
No, AppleTV will stream video from your PC/Mac, but it has to be in the iTunes library with iTunes open, and has to be in the correct format which for most purposes will be h264.
See under video formats:
http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html
popcorn a110, xstreamer and others better then him because the smp8634 chip?
The chips in some media players may confer some advantages, but it's more a question that Apple don't support MPEG/MPEG-2/ISO/Video_TS/AVI/Divx/MKV etc etc on the AppleTV
Full HD in certain formats/codecs may be beyond AppleTV's hardware, but many others would work if they were supported, it's just that they're not, so you have to convert non-compatible video using apps like the ones you've mentioned.
Many will disagree but I personally think it was a big factor that held back AppleTV1 sales - many of the other formats are popular and widely used, but Apple don't want to support them on AppleTV for one reason or another.
Maybe they expect you to buy/rent everything from iTunes, though there are undoubtedly other factors.
and why apple dosent want to add him the srtreamer option that he can read any format that exist just like the a110 and xstreamer pro
It's nothing to do with streaming, AppleTV does stream, the AppleTV software only supports streaming the formats listed in the specs. As you say there are devices with a much wider repertoire of supported formats, it may be one of those would be better for you.
AppleTV's big plus point is it's user interface - many other (mostly WD) streamers I've tried have very poor interfaces, I've not tried the ones you mention.
why make are lifes so hard!??! (-:
Some will say Apple support a limited set of formats as there are so many variations out there that even devices that say they support things don't fully or have problems with certain files, and limiting formats will reduce issues.
Personally I think it's because they assume most content will come from Macs iLife apps or itunes Store which will produce content in suitable formats. Some will argue that containers like MKV are simply used for potentially illegal disc rips and therefore Apple won't support them (or maybe is pressurised by content providers not to provide them?).
Anyhow, send feedback here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html
I don't think we'll see new formats added, but you never know.
Also, it will be interesting to see what Airplay from iPhones/iPads offers - if it's available to any application this might be a gateway to different format support given teh likes of VLC being ported (in a limited form so far) to iPad.

Music playlist track order... iTunes vs ATV 2nd Gen

Streaming music from my iTunes Library to new 2nd Gen AppleTV: When I attempt to listen to a music playlist from my iTunes library through AppleTV, the track order within the ATV playlist does not match that of the playlist in my iTunes library. The songs within the ATV playlists are always sorted alphabeticaly by song title and do not match the sorting of playlists in my iTunes library.
I contacted an Express Lane advisor about this, case number 186510612, and was politely advised that there's apparently no solution. The advisor recommended that I submit feedback (which I did).
Track order on a music playlist is very important for several reasons. Any suggestions?

I couldn't agree more. I, too, have been an Apple/Mac user from the beginning. This seemed like such an elementary issue that I was convinced I was missing something simple. Evidently not, based on your experience and the response I got from tech support. I encourage you to report this issue in "feedback" http://www.apple.com/feedback/ and maybe Apple will fix it in a software update.
For now, ATV is almost unusuable for streaming live album playlists with "intro" tracks. Moreover, studio album track order on ATV does not correspond with that intended by the album producer which, in itself, denegrates the artistic experience.

Droid Maxx Won't Forget WiFi Network

Hey all,
I just upgraded to a new Droid Maxx and I'm running into a frustrating problem. I configured a wireless network at the office (a limited guest network) and connected to it just fine. I then got connected to the full permission WiFi network and I decided to drop the guest network. I went to drop the WiFi network from WiFi - Manage Networks - Forget and it worked. Temporarily. I came back a few minutes later and it had reconnected to that guest network (which requires a password) and that guest network appears in my list of networks when I go to Manage Networks. I tried to Forget it again, which works, but once I lock the phone and come back a few minutes later, that network is back in my list of networks under Managed Networks. The problem is that it keeps connecting to this network. I've tried rebooting the phone and that doesn't help. The really odd thing is that when I Forget the network from Manage Networks, it comes back complete with the password. The only work-around I have found is to leave the network in my Manage Network list and change the password to something incorrect so it cannot connect. However if I then Forget that network with the bad password, it comes back with the correct password. My question is - what can I do to permanently remove that WiFi network from my Manage Networks list (short of a hard reset of the phone)?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Lee

That's odd. All of my devices will forget a wifi network after I long press to get a dialog and choose "forget network".
Try forgetting the network when you are in a different location and not in range of that wifi network. Reboot the phone afterwards and see if the wifi network remains gone from the saved list.
Hope this helps.

IPhone "forgets" wifi networks after 3.0 upgrade

Hi all! I did the 3.0 upgrade last night and I'm loving it!!!!! Everything works - including MMS! However, I have one problem. Before the upgrade, whenever I'd wake up my phone, or move from home to work, it remembered my wifi networks and joined them automatically.
It now STOPPED doing that. Even when it sleeps/locks and I wake it up 5 minutes later, I need to MANUALLY go into my settings, search and find my wireless network and then check it to join... funny thing is, it doesn't ask me for a password, it remembers it and joins. It just doesn't seem to remember the network and join automatically.
Help?

I have the same problem, but the proposed solution here does not work. There is only one network that the iPhone fails to remember - my work wifi that uses WPA Enterprise encryption with EAP TLS.
Connecting to the network is not a problem, all works well, but the phone does not remember the connection as it did under 2.2.1. There is no "Forget Network" at the top of the connection details screen. Other networks seem to work fine, and can be remembered, or forgotten, as per normal. I've reset network settings, which is no help.

Unable to join network on 2nd gen iTouch

I bought a 2nd generation iTouch and I am "unable to join the network" .
I'm using a DLINK N router. I treied to reset everything but still couldn't connect. I don't have a problem when im using my old iTouch.

See this thread: "WiFi Problem"
I solved my problem by updating the firmware on the router.

Vista Adhoc Wifi And Itouch 2nd Gen

Im a student attending a college campus and where I reside there is no Wifi connection in range, so lately ive been looking for ways to set up a connection for my ipod touch to have wifi access to the internet. A couple of my friends have set up a wireless router in their living quarters and I have been able to access the internet there, but i find it very difficult to do this since i do most of my school work in the living room, away from my computer. My computer has a wired LAN connection to the internet, but having the ipod touch just makes it so much easier to work i the living room.
A few days ago, I found out about the Ad Hoc network setting, which enabled to me to make a hotspot in my apartment without a router for as long as my computer is on. I was excited about this new discovery, until i realized it doesnt last.
I am able to successfully setup the adhoc network on vista, successfully connect my ipod AND surf the internet with it, but if i dont use it for a short amount of time or if i put the ipod to sleep, the internet will not work when i try to use it later.
I would then have to then set up the network again, and its really troublesome.
One thing i did realize though is that there is an IP address in the Router and DNS field when the internet is working. But they are empty when the internet isnt working.
On the other hand, The IP address and Subnet Mask field are never empty, which tells me its connected to the network, just not the internet.
The internet stays connected everywhere else with a router (friends apartment, library, home, etc.) just not to on the adhoc network set up on my laptop (running vista).
If anyone can give me pointers on how to fix it, that would be great.
Thanks so much in advanced.

I think there is a reasonably easy fix for this. After a period of inactivity, you need to need to re-obtain connection settings from your Adhoc network. Your Touch will "connect" to the network, but nothing will appear to work.
Open Settings, and tap WiFi. In choose a Network, tap the blue arrow next to the network you are connect to. Tap DHCP and then tap Renew Network Lease. You should be all set.
I'm not sure of what settings Vista allows you as far as lease time goes, but if you set it to never turn off, you probably won't have to do that little step above.

Movie rental section has gone on my ATV (2nd Gen)

The Movie rental section on my ATV 2 have gone so I cant rent movies. I'm not sure whats wrong, I'm not sure if the store on the ATV is down or im doing something wrong.. Any idea's??

Nervermind.. Store is Back

ATV 2nd Gen Rebooting on Netflix/PBS Programming

Our much enjoyed second generation ATV with up to date software is connected via ethernet (Comcast) to a Vizio HDTV.
For the last month, I have experienced reboots of the ATV while viewing either PBS programming or Netflix/PBS content. My husband views numerous podcasts on the ATV each day and has yet to have a problem. No issue when playing either purchased or rental movies/shows.
The frequency of the reboots is steadily increasing (10) and as of last night, the reboots occurred three times at the same point-time. I can go to Netflix or PBS on any of our other devices iMac, iPad, or iPhone, without issues.
I would conclude I need to upgrade my ATV but for the fact that only occurs watching Netflix and PBS programming.
Anyone else having these issues?
Any suggestions?

Hello Sal5,
After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help with Apple TV. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice for the issue you are experiencing:
Apple TV: How to restart your Apple TV - Apple Support
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

Watching movies on ATV 2nd gen

I have made about 10-12 movies on FCPX and Imovie 11, and share them and add to itunes. Some of the events are stored on 2 different external harddrives. When I connect the 2 harddrives I can watch the movies in ATV, but if I disconnect them, I can only watch some of the movies. Is there an easy way to make my movies viewable in ATV without having the 2 harddisks plugged in?

Rented movies will not play on a 5th Generation iPod.
Do you have Movies turned on in the View Options in iTunes? (Not sure if you're saying "Movies" doesn't show in the iTunes list or on the iPod.) On the iPod, look for Movies under the Videos menu.
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Trouble extending a wifi network with 2nd Airport Extreme base station.

I have added a second Airport Extreme in order to extend a network. I connected it to the network via an ethernet cable into one of the three ethernet ports. I have configured it using these instructions (http://systemsboy.com/2009/02/extending-an-airport-network.html). I get green lights for both units.
My network works until I update the second unit. As soon as I update the second unit, my entire internet connection goes down. Even computers in the office that are connected via ethernet cannot access the internet. As soon as I unplug the second base station, the internet connection is "live" again. I don't know how to proceed. I think my brain is fried. Any advice would be helpful.
Thanks,
Rich

Based on the information in your post, the article that you referenced will not provide the correct configuration that you need for your network. In summary, the information in the article is for extending wireless network using wireless only. You are connecting your two routers together using ethernet, correct?
To confirm, your post indicates that +I have added a second Airport Extreme in order to extend a network. I connected it to the network via an ethernet cable into one of the three ethernet ports+
If this is correct, the Wireless Mode for your "main" router should be set to "Create a wireless network".
For the second AirPort Extreme, you will use exactly the same setting, "Create a wireless network". The network name, security and password should match the settings of your main network exactly. This is probably confusing to you, but these are the correct settings when you have the second AirPort Extreme connected to the first using an ethernet cable.
It is critical that the second AirPort Extreme be configured as a "bridge" in order to function correctly on your network. When you are in AirPort Utility - Manual Setup, click the Internet icon at the top of the setup page. Look for the Connection Sharing setting at the bottom of the page. This must be set to "Off (Bridge Mode)". The configuration to "bridge" should be the last step before your click the Update button at the lower right of your screen.
Post back if you need more information or details.

On my 2nd gen itouch i accidently hit vpn and now i cant go back to wifi

I can not get back to wifi on my 2nd gen ipod because I went into vpn and now it won't let me do wifi.

To recover from a lost Restrictions passcode:
- Restore from a backup that was make before you added the Restrictions passcode. If you restore from a backup made with the Restrictions passcode the Restrictions passcode is also restored.
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- If you are up to it see:
How to reset forgotten Restrictions...: Apple Support Communities
How to reset forgotten Restrictions...: Apple Support Communities

Apple TV (2nd gen) not showing up as a device in iTunes

Hi all,
I have this problem. The Apple TV (2nd gen) does not show up in iTunes under devices, and I really don't know why.
Mac OSX 10.6.5
iTunes 10.1
AppleTV 2nd gen with latest update installed
Network is a WiFi Airport Extreme (Mac and AppleTV are indeed on the same private network)
Airplay works, home sharing works fine. Remote App on iPad and iPhone works.
But the AppleTV is not showing up under devices.
I had a 1st gen AppleTV which I reverted to "factory settings" before unplugging. The 2nd gen ATV had the same name as the 1st gen at the beginning, but I changed it afterwards figuring it might be related.
Under iTunes > preferences I had the AppleTV tab. But I did read somewhere on Apple's site you have to "delete" the AppleTV from the list. So I did, and now the tab cannot be found anymore...
Can anyone help?
Thank you in advance.

iMat77 wrote:
I seem to recall though that I have seen a screenshot somewhere on the web where iTunes showed the ATV 2nd gen as a device.
Not seen that, but the old ones have a logo that look (to me) like the new one, or at least a small darker grey than they are - they show up nicely in the iPad/iPhone Remote app though
If you are right it would be huge disappointment!
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.
.... I really HATE the interface organization right now. Why on planet earth do I have to go under "devices" -> "computer" -> "music" just to play some music?
You, me and many other AppleTV 1 users. I think they'd finally got it right in 3.02 for AppleTV 1 which is a much nicer user interface. Basically now the majority of the top level columns are unused by many people who don't rent but want to playback theit iTunes media.
I firmly believe Apple see this new AppleTV as a relatively cheap accessory for iPads/iPhones/iPods to show video/photos via Airplay on your TV without using a computer.
Secondly it's a vehicle for pushing itunes Store rentals, but for the majority of worldwide users they can only get Movie rentals, and Netflix is of no use bar in a few countries (US/Canada).
I would have much more preferred that a "music" tab (it also applies to all other tabs, movies, tv series and so on) and then just a list of all "home sharing" connected computers from which I could pick the one where the music is stored. Or even, and being Apple it surprises me they didn't implement it, just the list of the available music on my network, with a little tab indicating in which computer it is located.
Yes that would make absolute sense - a dynamic list of available content based on connected libraries that changes as new libraries appeared on/left the local network.
The new menu organisation is quite shoddy to me, ut many users new to AppleTV like it and rave about the devices not knowing what the old one could do - it's a good device don't get me wrong, but I still prefer the older units except for their power consumption and the fact I feel they are more likely to fail due to their high temps and mechanical hard drives.
But here I'm venturing FAR off topic.
Don't think so, it's a valid comment.
Use this:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html
Thank you for your help anyway. I wait for confirmation of somebody else just to make sure...
Fair enough.

Apple TV 2nd Gen - Disgustingly Slow - Help!

I'm about to pull the rest of my hair out on my baldy head!
Been really excited about this product but having such problems with streaming speeds.
Here is my set up:
- ATV 2nd Gen connected to tv in lounge.
- Internet feed over mains electriciy from Belkin N1 modem router (in other room) and plugged directly into ATV 2nd Gen.
- Currently paying for 4mb broadband.
ATV 2nd Gen connected to the internet no bother and itunes store:
- It took nearly 30 mins to stream a 2 min HD preview.
- Even standard definition took ages.
- Did a network test in settings (which also took 15 mins) but everything came up fine!
Is there a suggested speed for using this product?
Am i doing something fundamentally wrong?
Please, for the sake of my thining hair...

If you are getting low speeds on a high speed connection it means there is a lot of traffic at the time you are accessing it. Apple's content has been known to take awhile, has to do with their servers and the way they stream content. Have you tried netflix/youtube/podcasts?
I am on a 7mbps connection, have no problems with those 3 categories. Will be curious to try renting a movie to see how long it takes (although it's not something i will likely do that much, content is a little pricey)

Ipad 1 suddenly forgets wifi password

Hello, I have had my Ipad 1 for about a month with no problems at all and it has now decided not to connect to my home wifi. It says the password is wrong or can not join wifi.
I have read many threads and taken the advice but not seen any resolutions.
Here is what I have done so far :
Forget wifi networks = done
Reset network settings = done
Reset router = done
Restore ipad = done
It still continues to see the wifi, and when the correct password is entered it either says cannot join, or incorrect password.
One thing I am unable to do is remove the password from my router, this is too risky to outside abuse.
Anyone have any ideas which are proven fixes? OR do I need to return the ipad to Apple?
Many thanks in advance.
Sam

I rebooted the router, reset the network on the iPad. I discovered that I was not typing in full caps as my password required. So partly user error, not making sure each letter was a caps. The guy at apple said that sometimes iPads drop connection and need to have it reset as a result.
I discovered that restore of the iPad was pointless, time consuming and not needed in my case. I'd advise to do everything except restore. When you think you can't solve it, call Apple support they were very helpful and told me that there would be no problem replacing my iPad if they couldn't solve it there and then.

Forget WiFi Network ? / ATV 2nd Gen.

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