![]() You may have to repeat this a number of times before it is successful. If it still shows your MacMAC, go back to Step 7. If the output from the above command now shows your ATVMAC instead of your MacMAC, then proceed.There will not be any output from the command, so check it by re-entering the command from Step 5: ifconfig en0 | grep ether.You'll be prompted for your administrative password, enter it.Spoof the MAC address on your MacBook to match the Apple TV with the following command: sudo ifconfig en0 ether ATVMAC.This should then show your Mac searching for a Wireless network, do not join a network for the next step to work.Selecting the current wireless network from the list.Clicking on your WiFi icon, selecting Network Preferences.If you are currently connected to the Wireless network from your MacBook, disconnect from the wireless without turning off your wireless card, this is done by.Issue the following command to confirm the MAC address of your Mac: ifconfig en0 | grep ether (use the Interface Name from Step 3, mine was en0), if it does not match the MacMAC stop here and go back and see if you missed something.Run Terminal on your Mac, which is found under Applications and then Utilities.Option-click the WiFi icon in your menu bar, which will provide you a lot of information about your network, including your Interface Name (mine is en0) and your Address (now referred to as "MacMAC""). ![]() If you have already connected your Apple TV to the wireless network, then unplug your Apple TV (it cannot be connected to the network for this to work), otherwise move to Step 3.Write down this address, it will look like: ab:12:cd:34:ef:56 (it is case insensitive).Your MAC address will be next to Wi-Fi Address (now referred to as "ATVMAC").With your Apple TV remote, navigate to the Settings icon and select it.Determine the MAC address of your Apple TV:.Here are the steps, which I performed on a 2020 16" MacBook Pro running macOS Big Sur (11.2.3), which was the latest macOS as I write this: Fortunately, I had brought my Mac laptop with me on vacation and I could use it to "spoof" or mimic the MAC address of my Apple TV for the purposes of authenticating to the portal. The trick here is to figure out a way to authorize the MAC address of your Apple TV on a system that can access a web page (there is no web browser on the Apple TV, so no way to interact with the captive portal). Once the web site authenticates you, it places your MAC address in an "authorized" list of MAC addresses and you'll no longer see the captive portal when trying to access the network. If a MAC address tries to access the network that has not been previously authorized, then it is redirected to a web page where the user can "log in" to the network (this log in can be as simple as a "Connect Me" button after reading terms and conditions, or as complex as filling out a form and using a username and password). ![]() Captive portals work by authorizing specific MAC addresses to access a network. The MAC address is used to assign an IP address to your device during Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration, which is how your device talks on the Internet. A MAC address is the globally unique ID that every device has when connecting to an ethernet-based network, which includes WiFi/Wireless networks. I had to figure out a solution and FAST! The SolutionĮnter Media Access Control (MAC) address spoofing. This immediately became a big concern with the family as we were counting on using it for our evening entertainment and wind down for my son. Captive networks can include free and pay networks in places like businesses, schools, dorms, apartments, hotels, and stores. There's even an Apple Support article I found which states:Īpple TV can't connect to captive networks, which are networks that require an additional or secondary login. It was using a "captive portal" to access and the Apple TV has no method of logging into these types of network configurations. ![]() Upon trying to set up the Apple TV on the WiFi network I ran head first into an issue. We had packed our AppleTV because my son knows how to access all of his purchased movies (way too many) and it has my wife and I's current programming for the evenings. Recently my family and I went on vacation and stayed in a condo that had "Complimentary WiFi". ![]()
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