How to connect imac-apple tv

I'm trying to connect my new apple TV to my imac wirelessly (directly, without a separate wireless router), but I can't figure out how to set up my imac so the apple TV will detect it.
Any info on how to set up my imac so that it will appear when I search for wireless networks on the apple TV?

Thanks - that worked, and it is syncing with no problem now.
As a side note, my imac only has a "g" airport card, not an "n" but video streaming seems to be working fine, even with most 720p Quicktime trailers that I downloaded and transferred to my iTunes library (most played with no problem, but some required conversion, possibly a bit rate issue?)

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