How do I resolve home sharing error -5506?

Hi dtuzz,
If you having issues activating Home Sharing you may want to take a look at this article for assistance troubleshooting -
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
This alert is often the result of iTunes being blocked by firewalls on the computer.
Update to the latest version of iTunes.
Try turning off your Firewall to see if the issue is resolved (this includes the built-in Firewall or a third-party Firewall such as Norton Personal Firewall, McAfee, Symantec, etc.). See iTunes: Music Sharing does not work if Firewall is on for steps if using Mac OS X.
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I am trying to transfer my itunes library from old pc to new laptop and when i turned on the home sharing on laptop error 5506 popped up....any ideas?

Have you looked here:
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Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?

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I have tried to activate Home Sharing as I want to transfer music from Cds loaded to Itunes on my desk top to my Kindle Fire. When I try to activate Home Sharing I get the message "Home sharing could not be activated because an error occurred (5506)" What am I doing wrong?
Barry
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So I've got two things to add:
1. When I try to set up Home Share on my laptop (itunes) it gives me the 5506 error. When I try to set up Home Share from my Apple TV, it says my password is incorrect or my apple ID was not found. I've checked/re-entered it 3 times, so I'm pretty sure this is some problem on Apple's end.
2. I am able to play my music to my apple TV from itunes on my laptop. In the lower right there is a little rectangle that says "My Computer." It is actually a dropdown menu to choose an output - I can choose My Computer, Apple TV, or both, and it will play out of my TV.
I realize that neither of these are solutions but at least I can have music going in my living room which was the point. Hopefully this gets fixed soon!

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I am clicking to activate Home Sharing, but it is coming up that there is a problem (5506). Does anybody know what I should do?

If you don't have a credit card, you can create an iTune and App Store account without credit card details. See steps below.
1. Sign out of current Apple ID if you are sign-in to one (important)
2. Go to App Store and select a free app
3. Tap INSTALL APP
4. Create New Apple ID
5. Confirm Your Country
6. Agree with Terms and Conditions
7. Fill in your Apple ID and Password (you must create a new Apple ID; don't use your old Apple ID)
8. Create and answer your secret question
9. Select NONE for Payment Method
10. Fill in Billing Address
11. Submit application for new Apple ID
12. Wait for verification email
13. When email arrive, verify your account
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Hey there Doug,
If you are still getting this error code when trying to use Home Sharing, I would recommend the troubleshooting steps 4-8 from the following article, named:
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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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The longer answer: Think of it like this...
You download some music in iTunes. With Home Sharing, another user can listen to it by streaming it over the network. But the data itself is on your computer. If you turn off the computer or take it off the network, the other user can't access it.
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When iTunes sees this app, it obviously recognized it, as if saying, "Hey, how did you get this app on your device, if I have no record of you purchasing/downloading it from the iTunes store?"
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Tap it to get a list of devices you can send content to, one should be your Apple Tv.
Tap it to select it and start plaing anything you want. It should show up on the Tv.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4437
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Morning Saintine,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Home Sharing enables you to stream or transfer music, movies, TV shows, apps, and more among up to five authorized computers in your household. To do so, you will need to Turn on Home Sharing on each computer using the same Apple ID.
Understanding Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
Hope this helps,
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The longer answer: Think of it like this...
You download some music in iTunes. With Home Sharing, another user can listen to it by streaming it over the network. But the data itself is on your computer. If you turn off the computer or take it off the network, the other user can't access it.
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