HT202192: Wi-Fi base stations: How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes

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estherfrompa
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Q: Is there any way to get more than one speaker at a time to work on WiFi?

I keep getting a dialog that says that someone else is using this speaker. Must I disconnect the MacMini from the network in order to have more than one speaker working on the iMac using iTunes and OS X 10.7.3?

Mac mini (Late 2009), iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 11, 2012 8:10 AM

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estherfrompa

Q: Is there any way to get more than one speaker at a time to work on WiFi?

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  • by Simmm,

    Simmm Simmm Mar 11, 2012 8:11 AM in response to estherfrompa
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    Mar 11, 2012 8:11 AM in response to estherfrompa

    They are supposed to all work, try resetting?

  • by estherfrompa,

    estherfrompa estherfrompa Mar 11, 2012 9:24 AM in response to estherfrompa
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    Mar 11, 2012 9:24 AM in response to estherfrompa

    I guess I didn"t make the situation completely clear. I have two different locations in my house where arportexpress is connected with sterio equipment. "kitchen" and "bedroom. Both have been running through a networked MacMini. I began to have difficulties with the connection and couldn't control the Mini any longer once I switched to Lion. I guess I ment that I couldn't reach my other locations. If the music works on my iMac  it won't work on the other locations.

  • by Julian Solomons,

    Julian Solomons Julian Solomons Mar 11, 2012 10:18 AM in response to estherfrompa
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    Mar 11, 2012 10:18 AM in response to estherfrompa

    Not sure if this helps or not, because you are not 100% clear about the issue, but here goes.

     

    I have a Mac Mini, Apple TV, MacBookPro and two iPhones in the house.

     

    I can have the Mini, MacBook and iPhones  send to any one or all of the four speaker locations I have in the house.  In other words, four different streams of music from each of four speaks.  Or one stream from one device on all four speakers (the neighbours love it of course!!)

     

    I can have the Mini send to "lounge" and the iPhone send to "den".  If I want the iPhone to send to "lounge" I have to stop playing the Mini and exit Airplay before I instruct the iPhone (or any other device) to send to "lounge".

     

    In other words, you have to stop and exit Airplay from one device to get another device to send to the same speaker.

     

    Hope this helps.