Apple TV - Recommended Set Up Guide
Connect Apple TV to monitor or TV.
Use the remote control to turn on your Apple TV.
This opens to the Automatic Set up screen
1. Select language: English
2. Select Network
3. Ethernet > Configure IP > Manual > IP address for Apple TV’s for your
school Range
a. All schools should use the Apple TV configuration
b. 10. School #. 23.number of Apple TV at the site
c. 23 should always be the third octet: 10.1.23.1
4. Subnet: 255.255.0.0
5. Router: 10.school#.0.1
6. DNS: 199.164.64.8
7. Configure Router – DO Not make any changes
8. Return to the Settings menu.
9. Check for any Software updates, this may take 5 – 10 minutes
a. Settings > General > Software Update
10. Apple Support message > select OK
11. Opens to the Start Screen – Top Movies
Settings
1. Select the Settings Button > GENERAL Settings
2. Select GENERAL> Name > Custom
a. School call letters <dash>-Building Number <space> Room
Number
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b. To locate the Dash - go to the Symbols menu > fifth row > end of row
c. Sample: DOES-01 137
3. Select Submit
4. Click Menu to go back to General
5. Select GENERAL –TIMEZONE
6. Set Automatically > on
7. Click Menu or select on the remote to go back to General Settings
8. GENERAL – SLEEP AFTER
a. Sleep After > use select button to cycle to 15 minutes
9. GENERAL – RESTRICTIONS
10. Set Passcode > enter the four digit cost center
a. If you do not use the restrictions the user has open access
b. If you use ASK, the user must enter the passcode. Everyone one in the
room can see the passcode as it is being entered
c. Select either Hide or Show
11. Confirm > Select OK
12. Select Restriction – these settings by default Hide most applications. The
school can make the decision to turn the settings to Ask or Show.
a. Purchase and Rental > Hide
b. Rating > United States
c. Restrict Movies to G
d. Restrict TV Shows to TVG
e. Explicit Music & Podcast > Hide
f. Music > Hide
g. iTunes Radio > Hide
h. Netfilx > Hide
i. Hulu Plus > Hide
j. PBS > Hide
k. ESPN > Hide
l. ABC > Hide
m. NBS > Hide
n. Crackle > Hide
o. Bloomberg > Hide
p. Smithsonian > Hide
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q. Trailers > Hide
r. Weather > Show
s. Yahoo Screen > Hide
t. Disney Channels > Hide
u. KORTV > Hide
v. iCloud Photos > Show
w. iMovie Theater > Show
x. Podcasts > Hide
y. YouTube > Hide
z. Flicker > Hide
aa. VEVO > Hide
bb. Vimeo > Hide
cc. MLB.TV > Hide
dd. Qello > > Hide
ee. Cruchyroll > Hide
ff. MLS > Hide
gg. Radio > Hide
hh. WSJ Live >Hide
13. Select Air Play Settings > Show
14. Bluetooth > Off
15. Select SCREEN SAVER
a. Set to never
16. iTunes STORE and iCloud
a. Needs and Apple ID - This feature is blocked by iBoss
17. Select AirPlay
18. Conference Room Display > On
19. On Screen Code > Check
20. Select COMPUTERS
21. DO NOT turn on Home Sharing
22. Test Apple TV with your computer or mobile device using Air Play
23. If you do not see your computer on the screen, restart the Apple TV and
try again.
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How to use Air Play Mirroring: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5209
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