Q: AirPort Express (2nd generation) not visible in AirPort Utility or iTunes (AirPlay)
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Jul 19, 2014 4:46 PMby ralledenseje,The AirPort Express is making my wireless network, and I'm able to use AirPlay from both of my iPhones - iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s. The problem is just that I can't configure the AirPort Express from my Windows 8 computer since the AirPort Express isn't shown in the AirPort Utility and therefore I'm not able to use the AirPlay function in iTunes on my computer either. The computer is logged on to the wireless network established by the AirPort Express, so the AirPlay function should actually be working in iTunes on the computer as well.
Additionally, I've tried to reset the AirPort Express and tried to configure it by the AirPort Utility software on the computer. The AirPort Express was found and the configuration was done but after the reboot of the AirPort Express - which is a part of the completion of the configuration - it wasn't working anymore and therefore, I tried to configure the AirPort Express with my iPhone 5 instead which worked, but the AirPlay function is still not working in iTunes on my computer, and it should also be possible to find the AirPort Express in the AirPort Utility software but none of them are working.
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Jul 19, 2014 4:51 PMby Loner T,iTunes: Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring
About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X
For AirPlay Display (video) to work, check if the checkbox at System Preferences -> Displays.
For AirPlay (sound) like iTunes, check if the device shows up...
If you have Firewall turned on the Mac, check if Bonjour ports are open.
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Jul 20, 2014 8:17 AMby Bob Timmons,I don't have a PC handy here to test at this time, but in the past I have had issues with Microsoft Security Essentials blocking the connection attempt from the PC to the AirPort Express.
If you have that software installed on the PC, you might want to do some digging around in the applications settings or logs to see if a block might be occurring.
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Jul 20, 2014 8:29 AMby Loner T,Well known TCP and UDP ports used by Apple software products
Bonjour for Windows doesn't work due to firewall settings
http://www.apple.com/support/bonjour/
You may want to look at these articles.
If you are handy with packet capture and analysis, wireshark can help.
