Connected to the home wi-fi network, but iTunes does not supply the music signal to Airport Express station, keeping playing it on Mac even while Airport Express option in iTunes tab is chosen. How to make it work? The idea was to put the music signal from Airport Express to Stereo. Thank you very much!
The basics of this should be dead easy.
You should be able to select either or both Mac and Express for sound out.
What happens if you select the Express in Sound area of Preferences. Give the computer a restart to make sure the values stick.
I plugged in an old A1264 just to be sure it worked fine along with the computer sound and A1392 Express.
This worked fine. Either A1264 alone or both computer and A1264.
No luck give us info.
What computer running what OS??
What main router?
How is the Express configured? It should be join a wireless network if you use third party router.. or you can use ethernet.
Did you reboot the Express to wake up the system?
Did you test the sound by resetting the Express.. plugging it into the main router by ethernet, and plug headphones into the Express to make sure you are actually able to get sound out.
I’ve updated the OS to Big Sur, but it brought no changes on the problem.
Upgrading OS seldom fixes existing problems in my experience. Especially on old old stuff like your Express which is at least 9 years old.
Please post screenshots of the Airport Express setup as you see I have done.. there are more details and we might find something that explains the problem.. otherwise sorry but not much progress. If the iPhone now is working then that pretty well eliminates the Express as faulty. There are a couple of things that might help though.
Set IP to static.. when you set it just by swapped the setting you need to put the DNS in manually.. strange!! I just use same IP as the router or a public DNS like 8.8.8.8
Another factor that helps is using IPv6 set to link local only.. Click on Internet Options and select it.
When using ethernet select OFF for wifi.
And of course Network must be set to bridge at all times.. whether using join a wifi or by ethernet.
This option is hidden when using join a wireless network as it is not needed.
Still no luck the issue is out of my pay grade!!
Thank you very much!
I succeeded to start getting the signal from iPhone, but still no signal from Mac Pro even when the Airport Express is chosen in preferences - the music is still playing on Mac only.
I’ve updated the OS to Big Sur, but it brought no changes on the problem.
Yes, I did reboot the Express several times during the procedure and connected that to the main router - RUCKUS - via Ethernet wire.
Since RUCKUS and Express are on different floors, can’t connect it via Ethernet permanently.
But I still wonder why Mac does not transmit the sound, while iPhone does?Same Airport Utility used.
Thanks again!
These network issues are challenging and often depends on your Internet Service Provider's hardware and network services. if you could provide answers to all of LaPastenague questions, the community might more easily find solution, if exists.
In the mean time, while I was using Optimum and had my own Apple Extreme router and network, everything worked fine. But when i changed ISP provider, my router was no longer needed and the network it supported did not have access to the internet.
If you changed providers and have the issue i described, give your provider a call and ask that they help you setup your old router to give it access to the internet and allow it to act as a home network to which your home internet devices connect.
Otherwise, if you can you confirm that all your devices are on the same network?
AIRPORT EXPRESS A1264
