10 Chapter 1 Connect.
What You Need
TostartusingAppleTV,youneedthefollowing:
High-Denition TV
Ahigh-denitionTVcapableofdisplaying720pvideo
Cables
 AnHDMIcabletoconnectAppleTVtoyourTV
 Anopticaldigitalaudiocable(ifyouplantouseone)
Network
 An802.11b,g,ornWi-Fiwirelessnetwork(wirelessvideostreamingrequires
802.11gor802.11n),or10/100Base-TEthernetnetwork
 AbroadbandInternetconnection(DSL,cable,orLAN)
 Yourwirelessnetworknameandpassword(ifyouuseone)
Software and Accounts
ToplaycontentfromaMacorPConAppleTV,youneedthefollowing:
 AnAppleIDtorentmoviesorpurchaseTVshowsfromtheiTunesstore,
andtouseHomeSharingtostreamcontentfromaMacorPC
 iTunes10.2orlater
 ANetixaccounttostreamcontent