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APPLETV&AIRPLAYSECURITYContentsofthisdocument:WhatisAppleTVandAirPlayWhatarethesecurityrisksSecureOption1:AirPlayPasswordSecureOption2:AirPlayCodesAppendix:ConnectingiPadwiththeAppleTVGuideAppleTV&AirPlaySecurityPage2WhatisAppleTVandAirPlayAppleTVisasmallblackdevicethatallowshomeuserstopurchasemultimediacontentfromApple'siTunesStoretowatchontheirhometelevisions.
ThedevicealsocomespreloadedwithappslikeNetflix,HuluPlus,andYouTube.
Althoughthedevicewasoriginallyintendedforhomeuse,ourfacultyandstaffhavefoundsomeeducationalandpresentationuseswiththedevicethankstoAirPlayMirroring.
AirPlayMirroringallowsuserstoprojecttheiriPad's0F1screenontotheclassroomprojectororconferenceroomtelevisionwirelessly.
1Currently,IETonlysupportstheuseofAirPlayMirroringwiththeiPadandnottheiPhoneorMacBook.
AppleTV&AirPlaySecurityPage3WhatarethesecurityrisksAirPlayisveryeasytouse.
(See:ConnectingiPadwiththeAppleTVGuide.
)Unfortunately,ifnosecurityisapplied,AirPlayisalsoeasytoexploit.
Inclassrooms,institutionallyownediPadsareonthesamenetworkasclassroomAppleTVsandthusanystudentiscapableof"takingoverthescreen"whilethefacultymemberusesAirPlay.
WhereaswedowanttocreateanenvironmentwherestudentscansharetheirworkwiththeclassviatheiPadiftheinstructorchooses,anunprotectedAppleTV/AirPlaynetworkcouldallowastudent—inyourclassroomoroutsideofyourclassroom—toeasilyprojectwhatevertheywantforalltosee.
WewanttherightstudentstoprojectviaAirPlayattheinstructor'sdiscretion,butwedonotwantunauthorizedstudentstotakeoverclassroomprojectors.
BelowarethetwosecurityoptionsforAppleTVsthatensurethattherightindividualsarepermittedtobroadcasttheiriPads.
YoumustchooseeitherAirPlayPasswordsorAirPlayCodes.
SecureOption1:AirplayPasswordsIdealEnvironmentsNon-idealEnvironmentsClassroomswheretheinstructoralonewillbeusingAirPlaySituationswhereeasilyforgottenpasswordswillneedtobesharedwidelywithfellowinstructors.
ClassroomswherestudentswillnotneedtoprojecttheiriPadsSituationswherestudentscanguesseasypasswords(derivativesoftheAirPlaynetworkname,instructors'names,etc.
)UserscansetanAirPlaypasswordbyusingtheAppleTVremoteandchoosingSettingsAirPlaySetPassword.
Itisstronglyadvisedtosetastrongpasscodewithanycombinationofcapital/lowercaseletters,numbers,andsymbols.
Ifyouareundertheimpressionthatthispasswordmayhavebeencompromised,changethepasscodeimmediatelybyusingtheAppleTVremoteandchoosingSettingsAirPlayClearPasswordandsettingadifferentpassword.
Note:Itisnotrecommendedforuserstotemporarilydisabletheirpasswordsforstudentstogainaccess.
Eveninthisshorttime,theinstructorisopeningthegateforanyonetoproject.
AppleTV&AirPlaySecurityPage4SecureOption2:AirplayCodesIdealEnvironmentsNon-idealEnvironmentsConferenceRoomswhereeasyin-roomaccesstoAirPlayisneededSituationswheretheuserwantstobetheonlyoneprojectingClassroomswhereinstructorswantstudentsintheroomtosharetheirscreensAirPlayCodesisanewsecurityfeaturethatallowsuserstowalkin,initiateaconnectiontoAirPlay,enteranalwaysrandomized4digitcodethatappearsontheAppleTV,andeasilyconnect.
Thisfeatureisidealinsituationswherevisitorsandguestscanconnectwithouthavingtoknowasecretpasscode.
Italsoensuresthattheinitiatinguserisintheroomandresponsibleforwhatisbeingshared.
TosetupAirplayCodes,gointoSettingsAirPlayOnscreenCode.
Examplesofwhattheseonscreencodeslooklikearefeaturedbelow.
One-TimeSetupofAirPlayCodesACodeAppearsOnceAirPlayNetworkisinitiatedAppleTV&AirPlaySecurityPage5Appendix:ConnectingiPadwiththeAppleTVGuideNote:ThisguidewaswrittenandprovidedbytheWaltersStateInstructionalDesignTeam(IDT).
SetuptheAppleTV1.
TurnontheAppleTV.
YoushouldseetheAppleTVontheprojector.
2.
UsetheAppleTVRemotetoselectSettings,Airplayfromthemenu.
ClickonAirplay.
3.
MakesureAirplayisturnedon.
Youshouldsee'ON'besideAirplay.
IfAirplayissetto'OFF',youwillneedtoclickonAirplaywiththeRemotetoturniton.
4.
Selectto'ClearthePassword'thenselectto'SetthePassword'.
5.
EnterapasswordthatyouwillusetocontrolaccesstotheAppleTV.
ThiswillpreventastudentfromtakingcontroloftheAppleTVduringyourpresentation.
6.
PresstheMenubuttonontheRemotetoreturntothemainmenu.
7.
SelectSettings,General8.
NotetheNameassociatedwithyourAppleTV.
YouwillneedthenameofthedevicewhenyouconnectyouriPad.
ToconnecttotheAppleTVwithyouriPad1.
OnyouriPad,gotoSetting,WiFiandselectMobileDeviceNet.
Ifyoucannotconnect,IETmaynothaveaddedyouriPadtothenetworkyet.
2.
PressHometoreturntotheHomeScreen.
3.
Displaythemultitaskstatusbarbyeitherdoubleclickingthehomebuttonorusingthefourfingerupwardswipegesture.
4.
SwipethemultitaskstatusbarrightuntilyouseetheiPodcontrolsandthisicon.
5.
TaptheicontoseethelistofavailableAirPlaydevices.
6.
TapthenameofyourAppleTVnotedin"SetuptheAppleTV,step8"above.
7.
Enterthepasswordyouenteredin"SetuptheAppleTV,step5".
8.
Displaythemultitaskstatusbaragainbyeitherdoubleclickingthehomebuttonorusingthefourfingerupwardswipegesture.
9.
SwipethemultitaskstatusbarrightuntilyouseetheiPodcontrolsandthisicon.
10.
TaptheicontoseethelistofavailableAirPlaydevices.
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TaponNameofyourAppleTVandthenslidetheMirroringslidertoON.
12.
YouriPadscreenshouldnowbevisiblethroughtheprojector.
13.
WhenyouhavefinishedusingtheAppleTV,slidetheMirroringslidertoOFF.
14.
GotoSetting,WiFiandselectStaffAirNettogetyouriPadbackontheStaffAirNet.
Caution:IfyoudonotturnoffMirroringonyouriPad,studentswillcontinuetoseewhatisonyouriPadscreenevenifyoumovetoyourofficeoranotherbuilding.