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OSX and ATV with 5.2 firmware and ethernet internet connection installation guide

f00b4r edited this page May 19, 2013 · 31 revisions

Ensure that your PlexConnect machine always has the same IP address

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Configuring your ATV

On the main screen of your ATV select the 'settings' button:

5.2 main screen

On the settings screen of your ATV select the 'general' button:

5.2 settings - general button

On the general screen of your ATV select the 'network' button:

5.2 general - network button

On the network screen of your ATV select the 'ethernet button' (if you are connected via wireless then select that instead):

5.2 select network connection ethernet

Make a note of the current DNS server (you will need to add this into your PlexConnect settings later) and then click on the 'configure DNS' button:

![https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/4106425/523243/2ffb9ab0-c0a3-11e2-904f-745eb7fcef7a.png](5.2 note current DNS and select configure DNS)

On the 'configure DNS' screen click on the 'manually' button:

5.2 select to configure DNS manually

On the 'configure DNS' screen change the IP address to that of the device that you are running the PlexConnect application on and then click on the 'done' button (if you are using a firmware prior to 5.2 and it asks you to configure the IP address of your router and the subnet mask leave them as they are):

5.2 configure your PlexConnect device IP as the new DNS server value

It should return you to the previous network configuration screen, check that the DNS server is set to manual and that the IP address is now that of the machine that you are running PlexConnect on:

5.2 check DNS server is now pointing at your PlexConnect device