Master AirPlay - Take Control of Apple TV (1.0) - page 49

To begin, visit the Media Center page, download the extension, and then double-click the
downloaded.safariextz file(it'sprobablyinyourDownloadsfolder).WhenaskedbySafariif
you want to install the extension, click Install.
Note: Media Center won't work if you've protected your Apple TV's AirPlay with an
onscreen code. See Lock Down AirPlay , earlier in this chapter, for help.
Next, configure Media Center for your Apple TV:
1. On your Apple TV, go to Settings > General > About, and look at the IP Address
field. You should see a number like 10.0.1.41 or 192.168.4.12 . That's the
IPaddressofyourAppleTV.KeepitshowingonyourTVscreenorwriteitdown
on a slip of paper.
2. In Safari, choose Safari > Preferences (Command-,) and click the Extensions
button in the toolbar.
3. In the left column, select Media Center.
4. Atthebottomright,inthe“AirPlaydevicehostname”field,entertheAppleTV's
IP address from Step 1 ( Figure 26 ).
Figure 26: Working at the bottom right of the Safari Preferences
window, tell the Media Center Safari extension how to find your
Apple TV by telling it the Apple TV's IP address (hostname).
5. In the next field, enter your Apple TV's AirPlay password, if it has one. (If you
forget to input the password, you'll be presented with an undismissable pass-
wordpromptwhenyoutrytoAirPlayavideo,requiringyoutoquitSafaritocon-
tinue.)
With Media Center configured, try watching an HTML5 video. Control-click the video and
choose Send via AirPlay ( Figure 27 ). The video begins playing on your Apple TV!