Configuring Airport Express - No 'Music' tab in Airport Utility

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Configuring Airport Express - No 'Music' tab in Airport Utility

So I recently purchased an Express (A1264) and I use an Extreme (the generation just prior to the latest I believe. n but not ac) I've been trying to figure out how to pair these and most of the Apple documentation seems out of date.

OS: 10.10

Airport Utility: 6.3.4

First the documentation calls to

Select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.

Which does't exist, but it's now my understanding that all networks are extended by default?

Then it says to

Ensure that "Enable AirPlay/AirTunes" is checked in the AirPort Utility Music tab

but there is no Music Tab.

The Express goes through the bootup process (Green, then solid Amber and now flashing Amber) but it's not visible in Airport Utility, I don't see it on any iOS device either. It's not selectable via Airplay on iTunes or on my Apple TV.

Thoughts?

MBP 2.33, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Oct 26, 2014 6:33 AM

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Answer 1

Tesserax

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Oct 26, 2014 9:35 AM in response to unleashedlive

Unless you need to extend the wireless range of your AirPort Extreme base station, you just need to configure the AirPort Express to join the wireless network already provided by the Extreme for the purposes of streaming.

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Answer 2

Oct 26, 2014 11:19 AM in response to unleashedlive

Update: It seems like this 'Enable Airplay' under the tab also isn't needed.

I did a hard reset on the Express unit, plugged it in via ethernet and Airport Utility was able to pick it up. From there I was able to configure the Express to extend my network and Airplay worked fine despite no 'Music' tab being present.

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