myServer 6 supports AppleTV (4Gen and newer) via IP

The myServer user interface mimics the handheld IR remote control.

 

 Installation Info:

Simply install the AppleTV driver, and the AppleTV will be self discovered.

Doesn't get any easier than that!

Note: the AppleTV must be on same "control" subnet network as myServer 6.

For security, the AppleTV will require for you to pair it with myServer6.  The AppleTV UI will pop up a dialog saying to open a command window and execute a command.   Doing that will return long authentication token which you must then copy and paste into the notes field for the device.  After that myServer 6 should have control like the handheld AppleTV remote.

 

You can also control the AppleTV via IR:

 Installation Info:

Typically the IR would be via a Global Cache IP2IR hardware or Allonis's myIR16/32 hardware.

 

4K Apple TV IR Sensor location

On the 4th generation AppleTV the IR sensor was located about ½ inch to the left of the LED on the box's front side. Through experimentation we have found that it has been moved on the 4K AppleTV. The new location is about 1" in from the left side edge of the box on the front.

Compatibility:

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