Airport Extreme = NAS and iTunes server?

Looking for a way to move my external 2TB disk with iTunes content from my iMac and in to the Airport Extrem usb connection. All because I want to access my iTunes library without turning on my iMac. My wish is to use it all from my iPhone remote and be sure that AppleTV also synch to my library from the same disk.
Is this possible?
Are Airport Extreme capable of doing the job as a NAS and iTunes server?

Erik Bjørgum wrote:
Is this possible?
no.
you need iTunes running. you can sync content to the Apple TV, then shut down your iMac, and play the content on the Apple TV on your TV set (or stream tunes from the Apple TV to airport express). you can control the content on the ATV with the Apple remote app installed on your iPhone.
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Here a small update.... I went through the assistant and it took me through a couple of steps and I think at the very end I read setting up WDS. I could be wrong but here a protocol from the affected station.
Jul 05 13:44:20 Severity:5 Joined BSS xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:dc
Jul 05 13:44:20 Severity:5 Installed unicast CCMP key for authenticator xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:dc
Jul 05 13:44:20 Severity:5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 3).
Jul 05 13:44:20 Severity:5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 2).
Jul 05 13:44:20 Severity:5 Rotated CCMP group key.
Jul 05 13:44:21 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host <10.0.1.5/255.255.255.0> gateway <10.0.1.1> dns <10.0.1.1> wins lease <86400> domain
Jul 05 13:44:23 Severity:5 Connection accepted from [::ffff:10.0.1.4]:52206.
Jul 05 13:44:23 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host <10.0.1.5/255.255.255.0> gateway <10.0.1.1> dns <10.0.1.1> wins lease <86400> domain
Jul 05 13:44:27 Severity:5 Connection accepted from [fe80::222:41ff:fe38:b149%bridge0]:52208.
Jul 05 13:44:27 Severity:5 Connection accepted from [fe80::222:41ff:fe38:b149%bridge0]:52207.
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Jul 05 13:47:40 Severity:3 No Address for NTP server time.apple.com.
Jul 05 13:47:45 Severity:5 Joined BSS xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:dc
Jul 05 13:47:45 Severity:5 Installed unicast CCMP key for authenticator xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:dc
Jul 05 13:47:45 Severity:5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 3).
Jul 05 13:47:45 Severity:5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 2).
Jul 05 13:47:45 Severity:5 Rotated CCMP group key.
Jul 05 13:47:48 Severity:5 Connection accepted from [fe80::222:41ff:fe38:b149%bridge0]:52223.
Jul 05 13:47:48 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host <10.0.1.5/255.255.255.0> gateway <10.0.1.1> dns <10.0.1.1> wins lease <86400> domain
Jul 05 13:47:55 Severity:5 Clock synchronized to network time server time.apple.com (adjusted +4 seconds).
and here the last set, it never lists when and why the connection is dropped. It cannot be reception since all other wireless products are fine (airport expresses, ipod touches, ipad)
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Jul 05 13:51:44 Severity:5 Connection accepted from [fe80::222:41ff:fe38:b149%bridge0]:52239.
Jul 05 13:51:47 Severity:5 Connection accepted from [fe80::222:41ff:fe38:b149%bridge0]:52240.
Jul 05 13:51:49 Severity:5 Connection accepted from [fe80::222:41ff:fe38:b149%bridge0]:52243.
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