Airport Express question

ajf · 26 Oct 2015 at 21:00

I want to get an Airport Express to Airplay music to a hifi.
How does the Airport show on a home network though?
Do I have to connect directly to it, or will just show as an Airplay device.

Ideally I want to maintain internet access whilst I am streaming music.

bloodiedathame · 26 Oct 2015 at 22:14

You use an app from your computer to configure it. I'm not sure if there is a PC version. Looks on Google like there is but it's not the same version as the latest Mac one. From the utility you can tell the Airport Express to connect to your wifi, set up a new network etc etc. If you connect it to your existing wifi it will show up as an airplay device so long as everything else is on the same network. If you make it broadcast it's own network, if you connect your devices to it then it'll also show up.

ajf · 26 Oct 2015 at 22:57

Ah, thanks for that

Sounds simple enough then to just connect to existing network.

teknokid · 27 Oct 2015 at 21:40

I have mine hard wired into my router and the wireless on the airport turned off and it all works great. So long as you're on the network in some way it'll just show up in control centre...