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

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iBaa edited this page Jun 7, 2013 · 31 revisions

Ensure that your PlexConnect machine always has the same IP address

In order for PlexConnect to work the ATV has to have its DNS server changed to that of the ATV, in order to ensure that the device's IP does not change you need to need to either set a DHCP reservation or static IP in your router for the device and then make a note of it. Click here for a Lifehacker guide on how to set this up.

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:

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 local IP 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 local 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

Downloading, installing and configuring PlexConnect

  1. We will be releasing point versions (e.g. v0.1, v0.2 etc) of PlexConnect but until then you can always download the latest zip from Github here.

  2. Once you have downloaded the zip file, place it in a directory of your choosing on the machine you wish to run PlexConnect on and unzip it.

  3. OPTIONAL:

  • Open the "Settings.py" file using TextEdit
  • Edit the line "return '8.8.8.8' # google public DNS", replacing the "8.8.8.8" with your DNS server, the one you noted down from the ATV before you changed it (if this was your gateway you can instead choose to use your ISP's DNS server).
  • Save the file

  1. Open a terminal window and change its directory to that of the PlexConnect folder (either by typing "cd", without the quotes, hitting space and then dragging the folder to the terminal window and hitting return or by enabling the really useful 'new terminal at folder' right click command).

  2. Type "sudo ./PlexConnect.py", without the quotes and hit return.

  3. It will then ask to enter your password for your Mac, so enter this and hit return (NB it will not show anything as you type!).

  4. You should see output in the terminal as PlexConnect starts.

  5. Open the Trailer application on your ATV and you should see the PlexConnect interface appear.

  6. Enjoy

NB if you have any issues please refer to this before posting.

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