Airport Base Station Agent with AEX

Hi,
I bought an airport express last week and am happily listening to itunes on my home stereo. I noticed that the airport express installation loaded the "airport base station agent" that runs in the system tray. This seems to imply that it is possible to connect a USB drive to the AEX, to the contrary of the imformation provided by Apple. My question is, what is the base station agent for? And if it does not provide any functionality for an airport express alone, why did it install along with the airport utility?
Thanks,
Derek

Hello Cannon Fodder. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
The primary purpose of the AirPort Base Station Agent is to monitor any changes in the AirPort base station itself or (if enabled) to alert you that a new firmware version is available. It DOES NOT indicate that the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), either the 802.11g or 802.11n version, can support an external HDD attached to its USB port. Sorry!

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