Ben Rochette
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: iTunes library not seent from Apple TV when connected throught AirPort express wifi network
Hi...
I just got an airport express to stream music on my AV receiver second zone, as it doesn't handle hdmi and optical connection. I already had an Apple TV. Here's my actual setup. My internet connection is sent to a switch. My main computer with iTunes is wired to this switch, so is the airport Express trought the WAN port. Now, I want to use the wifi connection of the airport express to connect my apple tv. Works fine, but I don't see the apple TV anymore from iTunes (but I do see the AirPort express airplay), even if I enabled Airplay on extended network from the AirPort express configuration tool. Finally, probably for the same reason, the AppleTV cannot acces the shared library from my computer.
Any hint for me? Looks like the airport express created a completely disconnected network, which is where is the Apple TV, not known from my computer.
Do I have to connect the apple TV directly in the switch, just like previously?
Thanks a lot for your tips!
AirPort Express, Windows 7
Ugo R.
Level 1
(35 points)
It sounds like a issue in the setup of the Express, but let me start with a bit of hardware.
In fact, the less switches in your network, the best performance you will have. The best is to wire all the devices to the router, as it is the first switch in tour network. If it is not possible try to make a star, where you have to wire all the devices you can to the switch (Airport, Router, Computer and Apple TV if it's possible). And in more complex networks you should try to balance the network activity through multiple "stars", so multiple switches hanging from a switch, as a snow star.
Let's say you need to split your network due to an long distance between machines. Your computer (or anyone else) is near the Router and all other devices are far away. Then wire the computer to the router, the router to the switch in the other place and the rest of devices to the switch. Airport works as well as a switch, so if you can, wire the airport directly to the router, else you'll have a switch connected to a switch and connected to a switch; it's not good!
Some switches have setup options while hubs are dumb. If your switch have any option to reassign IP's you can have a network range of 192.168.x.x on the router and the switch is assigning the range 10.x.x.x (or any other) to the devices attached. Mind it. Look at the DHCP adresses on the machines to verify all of them are in the same network.
Maybe you have to move your router to the place where the Apple TV is. Wire the router to the Apple TV. Wire the router to the switch in the other room and the computer to wired to the switch. So no need to attach the Airport. Anyway, if you want to have the airport as a WiFi access point or an Airplay device attach it to the router or the switch.
And now let's talk about Airport. You probably will need to set up the Airport to be on the same network. The assistance tool must do the job. If it doesn't take a look at this.
Good Luck!!
