
#SETUP AIRPORT EXPRESS FOR AIRPLAY ON PC UPDATE#
Traditionally AirPlay/AirTunes audio streaming has been available solely from iTunes, and it is only recently that Apple has expanded it allowing Mac users to use an AirPlay destination as their system sound device in OS X Mountain Lion. The latest update to Quibi for iOS lets you use AirPlay to push shows from your iPhone to your TV Quick and easy access to mirroring your iPhone or iPad screen to a Windows PC or Mac The ability to record an iPhone or iPad screen whilst it is being mirrored In addition to the AirPlay-related functionality, 5KPlayer also packs in more of a punch. This will ensure a nice, clean slate with which to work with. Step 4: Once done, reset the AirPort Express by selecting Restore Default Settings option from AirPort Utility app. Go into your Wi-Fi settings on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac and join the new AirPort network. You also do not require a computer or phone to play online. If you set up the airplay AE to just join the network you will experience dropouts of. Plug the AirPort Express into the wall and wait until it boots up. up your AirPort Express to create a new network that wireless computers and devices up your AirPort Express to join an existing network. Sonos to audio streaming offers services alongside granted access to over a hundred radio stations. This limitation with regard to AirPlay audio streaming has actually been an issue for years, going back to when the technology was known as AirTunes and supported audio only. Make sure you update to the latest firmware 7.8 which adds AirPlay 2 capability to the router. I have an almost identical setup but with airport express wireless-n units, the only way I found to get rid of audio dropouts was to set up the AE base station to allow the network to be extended, then set up the AE that supports airplay to extend the network.

Features: Play music wirelessly via Airplay Printer sharing. It’s also worth noting that even the Apple TV, which adds support for external AirPlay speakers in the recent 5.1 update also has the same limitation on streaming audio during video playback.ĪirPlay can, of course, be used from iTunes to stream the entire video to an Apple TV, but even in this case there is no standard way to stream only the audio component while playing back video on a Windows PC itself. Set up your wireless network quickly and easily via iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC. Since watching a video on your PC generally requires you to be located in front of the PC, Apple is obviously (and incorrectly) making the assumption that you would only play your audio through directly connected speakers in this case.

AirPlay audio seems to be primarily intended for streaming things like music to a remote set of speakers located elsewhere in your house. A: Unfortunately, this is indeed the case.
