Rather that should have read AppleTV 6.1 with iOS 7.1 is the winning 
combination. Both updates are required to use discovery over bluetooth.

On Mar 11, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Jason Heffner <jdh...@psu.edu> wrote:

> Apple just released discovery over bluetooth in iOS 6.1. This is a major 
> hurdle for most institutions as it no longer requires bonjour for discovery 
> but instead relies on bluetooth. I’ve tested it and it works well. I wonder 
> if they will add this support into OSX soon.
> 
> http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tv/news/apple-tv-61-update-brings-airplay-security-option-discovery-over-bluetooth-and-more-494249
> 
> This certainly doesn't invalidate our work on our Mirror App, but for some it 
> may be the missing piece which we were also providing. Mirror will also allow 
> you to use AirServer and provides a way to connect to AppleTVs from remote 
> locations.
> 
> Either way, it’s about time Apple!
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> On Jan 16, 2014, at 12:59 PM, Jason Heffner <jdh...@psu.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> We took a slightly different approach to solve our issue with the AppleTV 
>> specifically at Penn State. We do have a Doceri deployment but recently we 
>> have released a PSU Airplay iOS enterprise app to allow mirroring to 
>> AppleTVs w/o having bonjour enabled. Since I saw this topic come up I 
>> thought it was a good time to share.
>> 
>> If interested you can find out more on a recent blog entry I wrote up on the 
>> specifics. 
>> 
>> http://sites.psu.edu/jasonheffner/2014/01/10/airplay-without-bonjour-on-enterprise-wireless-networks/
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jason
>> 
>> p: (814) 865-1840, c: (814) 777-7665
>> Systems Administrator
>> Teaching and Learning with Technology, Information Technology Services
>> The Pennsylvania State University
>> 
>> On Jan 16, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Tim Cappalli <cappa...@brandeis.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes, ClearPass and AirGroup allows a user to define up to 10 other users 
>>> that can "see" their personal device.
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tim Cappalli  |  ACCP /  ACMP /  CCNA
>>> Network Engineer  |  Brandeis University
>>> cappa...@brandeis.edu | (617) 701-7149
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv 
>>> [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of James Andrewartha
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:23 AM
>>> To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
>>> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Apple TV display mirroring spectrum use in HD 
>>> wifi
>>> 
>>> Hi Bruce,
>>> 
>>> On 16/01/14 8:50 PM, "Osborne, Bruce W (Network Services)"
>>> <bosbo...@liberty.edu> wrote:
>>>> You said,
>>>> Sure, I wish you could drop Apple TVs into a directory like printers
>>>> (though AirPrint indicates that's going away too) and just choose from
>>>> a list.
>>> 
>>> And I was replying to what Lee said,
>>> 
>>>>> I like the Mersive paradigm as an alternative- it asks nothing of
>>>>> the
>>>> network. Although I'd still like to see Apple fix their own limitations.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I believe Aruba Networks' AirGroup feature can do exactly what you
>>>> want, letting users choose from devices they are close to.
>>> 
>>> AirGroup is another network solution. I have my own, dropping Bonjour 
>>> packets from Apple TVs at the core so teachers can only see the ones in the 
>>> building they're in. But you and I are network admins, in an ideal world we 
>>> shouldn't be touching anything above Layer 3. Our sysadmin for Apple 
>>> devices handles the printers, why can't he do Apple TVs as well?
>>> 
>>>> You ca nalso limit what users have access to devices, so Students may
>>>> not be able to display on classroom monitors, for example.
>>> 
>>> I haven't gone quite that far yet - currently students have no access to 
>>> the Apple TVs. My next goal is to allow the teachers to give permission to 
>>> a particular student to display on an Apple TV, but that will require 
>>> coding up a web interface to change policy roles to bridge Bonjour for that 
>>> student.
>>> 
>>> I am interested in their user registration system, such that residents can 
>>> only see their own Apple TVs, but does it let the user authorise others to 
>>> use it, e.g. for shared residences?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> --
>>> James Andrewartha
>>> 
>>> Network & Projects Engineer
>>> Christ Church Grammar School
>>> Claremont, Western Australia
>>> Ph. (08) 9442 1757
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