Apple Products are made for each other, meaning they go together, meaning they all should be compatible with each other. So you think, Until you get a Apple TV and a Time Capsule. You upload a bunch of movies into the Time Capsule to view wirelessly with your Apple T, this is when you find out apple does not have compatibility with all their products.
This tutorial will help others who like me want to watch movies through the Time Capsule without having any computer on.
"AirPlay" with Time Capsule
For this you need to have a JAILBROKEN Apple TV, Time Capsule and a computer all within the same network.
1. Install XBMC
Check your Apple TV for its IP Adress.
If you are using MacOsX then open terminal and enter what is on the page - Link replace "<your ATV2 IP address>" with the Apple TV's IP Address and remove the '$'.
If you are using Windows Download Putty then enter what is on the page - Link replace "<your ATV2 IP address>" with the Apple TV's IP Address and remove the '$'.
Your Apple TV should reboot, if not do it manually.
2.Setup Your Time Capsule
With your Time Capsule it came with a 'Airport Utility' install CD. If you do not have it install in your mac or pc do it.
When you have it install open it up. Click on your Time Capsule and click Manual Setup. Then click Disk > File Sharing. Check the 'File Sharing'. On 'Secure Disk Sharing'- "With device password". On 'Airport Guest Access' - "Read and Write". Finally go to at the bottom 'Workgroup', type in "WORKGROUP" (This name is also use for file sharing with windows computers)
Press Update and Wait....
3. Setup XBMC
On your Apple TV start XMBC. Go to Videos. Scroll Down To 'add source', click it. Now click 'Browse', then scroll down to 'Windows Network(SMB)' click it and now you should see a folder called 'WORKGROUP' click and you should see the name of your Time Capsule. Click it and scroll down to 'OK'. Click okay for every menu that comes up and when you get a message about Unassigned Content click yes.
You are now done and should be able to watch your Time Capsule movies.
Congratulations!?!
Comments below if I missed Something or questions you have.
This has been working perfectly for me for the past about a year.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I updated to the new XBMC and using this method causes a lot of buffering and failed playback of movies that worked perfect previously. It's getting worse lately.
I've tried converting movies and putting on iTunes on a local computer on our network and the streaming works perfectly for that even though that way causes heavier network traffic which leads me to think this is an Apple update, or XBMC update causing the issue.
Does anyone have this issue? Or another way of connecting? Someone stated UPNP but I don't think the Time Capsule supports this. Any ideas?
Also, I have a Netgear router as a modem to my Time Capsule to a jailbroken Apple TV2 (not sure of firmware, not 4.3 though). Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.
-Lisa
I keep getting the error 2 share code when I browse windows network SMB. I've searched the net and still can't really find the answer.....any suggestions. Thanks in advance. BTW your tutorial was extremely easy for a newb like me to follow all up into the last step I'm stuck!
ReplyDeletewhat version of windows are you using?
ReplyDeletetry uninstalling XBMC and installing again.
Remember you have to have the same name on XMBC and your computer to work. Check your computer and make sure it is named WORKGROUP.
Step 1 is very vague. please provide a sample of the command that you are talking about.
ReplyDeleteperfect ..till i select workbook and then when i select my time capsule ...it says Error "operation not permitted"...how do i resolve this...thanks a lot for this, very well explained otherwise.
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