For Macs With No AirPlay Mirroring Support In Mountain Lion

I know some of you guys are eager for this feature in Mountain Lion. AirPlay "mirrors" your mac to your TV using Apple TV wirelessly, but AirPlay Mirroring requires a second-generation Apple TV or later, and is supported on the following Mac models: iMac (Mid 2011 or newer), Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), and MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer). So, if you have older like 2010 macs, you can't have this feature, which is a deal-breaker for some.


Fortunately, you can still watch your movies, slideshows, TV shows (U.S. and maybe other countries), listen to music on iTunes via Home Sharing using an Apple TV click here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4352.


If your computer is connected to other computers over a local network, you can share items in your iTunes library with up to five of those computers. While your computer is on and iTunes is open, others in your network can play your shared items, but can’t import shared items into their libraries.

If you want to import items from other iTunes libraries on other computers in your home network, you can turn on Home Sharing.

Sharing is intended for personal use only.

To share your library with other computers:

• Choose iTunes > Preferences, click Sharing, and select “Share my library on my local network.”
• Select the items you want to share.
• To require users to enter a password before they can see your shared items, select “Require password,” and enter a password.

In iTunes:

• Choose Advanced > Turn On Home Sharing.
• Type your Apple ID and password, and click Create Home Share. If you don’t have an Apple ID, click “Need an Apple ID?” and follow the onscreen instructions.
• Using the same Apple ID, repeat steps 1 and 2 on each computer.

Tip: For more information on how to use this feature, just open iTunes and on the menu bar, click Help and search for Home Sharing.


Note: Rented movies are not supported using this feature.

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