AirPort Express 802.11N (2nd generation) Drops off Network

I have recently purchased the Airport Express (2nd generation) and wanted to use it for streaming music through Spotify from my Ipad.
After having set it up by Airport Utility 6.3 on my Mac it works for about an hour but then drops of the network.
I am joining my existing network wirelessly.
I have tried to set the IPv6 to Link-local only ( https://discussions.apple.com/message/22237018#22237018 ) and also to Tunnel as advised by an expert from the Apple Chat - but it still drops off after about an hour. Then the only way to get Airport Utility to see the Airport Express again is to hard reset it and start all over again, but it keeps dropping out. I have lost count of the number of times I have rest it by now.
I have now read several posts about people having various issues with the Airport Express and am a bit confused wheter it works at all.
I have updated the Airport Exp to the latest firmwear and also my router as someone suggested but still with no luck.
Hope to hear from anyone who can shed a bit of light on this one.
Many thanks,

Forgot to say that the green light stays on the Airport Express even when it has dropped off the network and one no longer can use it for Airplay through Spotify as well as the yellow trianlge shows up in the Airport Utility and says "device not found".

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