Just ordered ATV, quick question.

[Matt-Man-Plus]

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I just ordered an Apple TV. I plan on streaming stuff from my iTunes library on my MacBook to my TV via the ATV. Will the ATV wake up the MacBook from sleep or do I have to wake it up myself before streaming my media? If it will wake up the MacBook, does the lid have to open?

 

[Blipp]

It doesn't wake mine up but I've heard it will if you have an Airport Extreme or Time Capsule as your wireless router. Perhaps someone else could confirm or deny this?

 

[G-Mo]

I have an Airport Extreme and if my MacBook is asleep, the ATV does not wake it.

 

[blevins321]

It doesn't wake mine up but I've heard it will if you have an Airport Extreme or Time Capsule as your wireless router. Perhaps someone else could confirm or deny this?

I have an Airport Extreme and if my MacBook is asleep, the ATV does not wake it.

I don't know if the ATV2 itself is capable of it, but I think to have an APE wake your Mac, you have to enable a default-Off setting in your power settings. I don't know if the ATV can take advantage of it though.

 

[mchalebk]

The AppleTV can wake a Mac up (it works with my MacPro). However, you need to have the correct setup (select Wake on Network Access, or soemthing like that in the Power settings).

Furthermore, I think there are issues with waking up a closed MacBook or MacBookPro. I think they either need to be open, or be hooked up to an external monitor (or something like that).