I have a wireless network at home, let's called it SSID = PLATYPUS
Now I've added an Apple Airport Express in the front room, connected to my hi fi and intending to use Airplay to stream music to it. The AE is not plugged into my wired LAN since I just want to be able to stream music and don't really want to add extra wires.
My first attempt, set the AE to "join existing network" PLATYPUS and Airplay works ok but suffers some drop-outs, I assume because the iPad on which my tunes are located is wirelessly sending data to PLATYPUS wireless router which is then sending it back to the AE, so the amount of network traffic is causing dropouts.
Second attempt this evening works fine: Set up the AE to be a new wireless network, lets call it LOUNGE. Now the iPad can connect to the new wireless network called LOUNGE and stream music, but of course it's no longer connected to PLATYPUS so I'll have to remember to change it back to PLATYPUS when I want internet connectivity.
Is there a way to have the AE just as a stand-alone Airplayer, so I can send music direct to it wirelessly, while also staying connected to PLATYPUS ?
Seems like a simple request to me! Believe me I've looked. e.g. this page Wi-Fi base stations: How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes seems to show what I want but as far as I can tell (Scenario #3 on that page) setting the AE to client mode disables its ability to receive wirelessly streamed music.
Anyone got this set up? How do YOU do it?
TIA.
Now I've added an Apple Airport Express in the front room, connected to my hi fi and intending to use Airplay to stream music to it. The AE is not plugged into my wired LAN since I just want to be able to stream music and don't really want to add extra wires.
My first attempt, set the AE to "join existing network" PLATYPUS and Airplay works ok but suffers some drop-outs, I assume because the iPad on which my tunes are located is wirelessly sending data to PLATYPUS wireless router which is then sending it back to the AE, so the amount of network traffic is causing dropouts.
Second attempt this evening works fine: Set up the AE to be a new wireless network, lets call it LOUNGE. Now the iPad can connect to the new wireless network called LOUNGE and stream music, but of course it's no longer connected to PLATYPUS so I'll have to remember to change it back to PLATYPUS when I want internet connectivity.
Is there a way to have the AE just as a stand-alone Airplayer, so I can send music direct to it wirelessly, while also staying connected to PLATYPUS ?
Seems like a simple request to me! Believe me I've looked. e.g. this page Wi-Fi base stations: How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes seems to show what I want but as far as I can tell (Scenario #3 on that page) setting the AE to client mode disables its ability to receive wirelessly streamed music.
Anyone got this set up? How do YOU do it?
TIA.
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