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Re: Network fix for the Apple TV issue
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Whitworth, Luke)
Tue Jun 21 04:11:11 2016
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Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 08:08:33 +0000
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From: "Whitworth, Luke" <luke.whitworth@CRANFIELD.AC.UK>
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We are making use of AppleTVs in a few places but only by using the peer to peer (Bluetooth) airplay functionality on the rev A edition of the 3rd generation model and the 4th generation. We have the devices on our LAN, but our network doesn’t route mDNS, so people need to be in proximity of the devices to use them (with a supported device, so no iPad2 if memory serves), and we still have them passcoded etc. Seems to work fine for those that need them and have the capable hardware, but certainly not ideal.
"Wish there was some sort of DNS based discovery - like, real DNS, not mDNS". +1 that!
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From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Hunter Fuller
Sent: 20 June 2016 20:36
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Subject: Re: Network fix for the Apple TV issue
On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Voelker, Andy <anvoelker@davidson.edu> wrote:
> Hunter:
>
> And is this on your standard 802.1x secure SSID? Do you have all aTV's configured on that same SSID?
Unfortunately the Apple TVs are on a PSK ESSID so I'm not sure exactly what would happen there. (We are mid-transition to eduroam.) When staff are on eduroam, they are able to see the Apple TV, as they are in the same VLAN as the Apple TVs. I haven't tried putting the Apple TVs in the same staff area via the 802.1X ESSID yet.
>
> On our secure network we have students land on a different vlan and VRF than employees, and guests on a third set. Where do you put the aTV and how do you get it to communicate with all of these other areas of the network? Static IP's and firewall rules?
We put the Apple TV in the same VLAN as staff. I have not explored making this work any more flexibly. It was irritating enough to get them to even show up with in a location specific fashion. I dread the day when I have to play with this any further, but it is inevitable - it will happen either when we migrate the relevant buildings away from Cisco WLCs, or when someone other than staff needs to use them.
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> Thanks for your help! I appreciate the verbiage "least terrible."
It seemed appropriate... Wish there was some sort of DNS based discovery - like, real DNS, not mDNS - but alas...
>
> Andy Voelker
> Network Technician/Wireless LAN Manager Davidson College
>
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> We are using the Cisco WLC (WiSM) feature for repeating mDNS, within the same ESSID, within a radius of one AP from where it was originated. We also require Apple TVs to have the on-screen password generator enabled. This seems to be the option that is the least terrible.
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> Hunter Fuller
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> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 11:58 AM, Voelker, Andy <anvoelker@davidson.edu> wrote:
>> I know this comes up a lot, but does anyone out there feel like they
>> have satisfactorily fixed the Apple TV and Airplay problem on their
>> network once and for all? Can you elaborate on how this was done?
>> What do you like about the solution? What do you not like about it?
>>
>>
>>
>> Andy Voelker
>>
>> Network Technician/Wireless LAN Manager
>>
>> Davidson College
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