Get started with AirPlay
AirPlay is Apple’s technology for streaming audio or video over a local network. This week’s Macworld video gives you a quick look at the most common AirPlay setups and how to configure and use them.
Transcript
I’m Macworld Senior Editor Dan Frakes. AirPlay is Apple’s technology for streaming media over a local network. Specifically, it lets you stream audio from any Mac or iOS device to any AirPlay-enabled audio system, or video from an iOS device or recent Mac to an Apple TV. AirPlay works over any modern ethernet or Wi-Fi network—The sending and receiving devices just need to be compatible with AirPlay.
Here’s a quick look at the most common AirPlay setups and how to configure them. (For a comprehensive look at setup and use, check out our full article on getting started with AirPlay.) I’m assuming here that your devices are already connected to a local network.
Setting up your AirPlay devices
Before you can use AirPlay, you need to configure your AirPlay receiver: a speaker or audio receiver with AirPlay built-in, an AirPort Express base station, or an Apple TV.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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