Apple TV AirPlay other than WiFi?
In the Apple TV, when enabling AirPlay it shows "step 1: connect to a wifi network".
What if I have Ethernet? Bluetooth?
Will only WiFi work?
If you turn on the ATV's "Conference Room Display" mode (and your ATV is connected via Wi-Fi), ATV shows this text with the screensaver:
AirPlay
Wirelessly send what's on your iOS device or computer to this display using AirPlay. To learn more, go to apple.com/airplay.
1 Choose Wi-Fi Network (insert name of your network here)
2 Choose this Apple TV (insert name of your ATV here)
Based on this, it correctly explains that you can send content from iOS to ATV over Wi-Fi. It incorrectly implies that you can ONLY send content from a computer over wi-fi. This isn't true. My Mac is connected to my router via Ethernet, and the router connects to ATV over wi-fi. So, I don't actually have to do step #1 (select the wi-fi network) on my Mac, but I do need to do that on iOS.
If your ATV was connected via Ethernet, I'm sure you'd get a similar message, although it might not explicitly state which wi-fi network to use on your iOS device, since the ATV itself wouldn't be connected via wi-fi.
As long as your iOS's wi-fi network was connected to the ATV's Ethernet network "locally", it will still work. In a complex network, like in large corporation/office environment, you might not be able to get from the iOS's wi-fi to the ATV's Ethernet thru AirPlay, which might not auto-detect AirPlay devices through the various switches/routers/etc. But, in most home networks, you should be all set!
To switch back to a wired connection, connect the Ethernet cable. Apple TV will switch to the wired connection automatically. Apple TV prioritizes a wired Ethernet connection.
According to Apple
There is another workaround, if your ATV is latest version 6.1 software updated, and iOS devices 7.1 updated, enabling Bluetooth on both ATV and iOS devices will solve this problem.
It is enabled by Bonjour over Bluetooth functionality. Then if all devices are on same network (or even if on different subnets but routable subnets) will function Airplay even if ATV is on ethernet and iOS devices are on WiFi.
Thanks to this information http://www.afp548.com/2014/03/10/hidden-airplay-feature-in-the-appletv-6-1-ios-7-1-update/