Airtunes iPhone and Multiple Airport Express

Hi,
I have 2 airport express's connected to speakers....can my iPhone connect to multiple AE's with AirTunes in the iPod mode?

I don't think it can be done simultaneously if that's your question. However, you can let the iPhone arbitrate the wifi connection to any one of them at a time.

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  • Connecting to multiple Airport Express base stations for internet and TV?

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    Nate, Welcome to the discussion area!
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  • Hi.   Does anyone know ifs it possible to play Spotify on the IPhone through both Airport Express and Apple TV?  Whenever I click either/or it just changes the speakers rather play through both?  Cheers

    Hi.
    Does anyone know ifs it possible to play Spotify on the IPhone through both Airport Express and Apple TV?
    Whenever I click either/or it just changes the speakers rather play through both?
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  • Multiple Airport Express streams?

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  • Multiple Airport Express issues revisted

    I've been trying to set up multiple airport expresses. I want to wirelessly connect to two stereos and stream to both at the same time. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    So far I tried the directions below. But after following them, when I was in itunes, it would not acknowledge either AX. When I was making the suggested settings in the Airport tab, as listed below, it asked me for the name of the network. I wasn't sure what to put there though.
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    - iTunes Speaker Name: <whatever you wish>
    - iTunes Speaker Password (optional)
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    You need to have one of the AirPort Express (AX) join the wireless network created by the other one. See KB 302153, AirPort Express: How to join an existing wireless network in client mode.

  • Connecting to multiple Airport Express base stations at the same time?

    I want to be able to use wireless internet and stream music to my stereo at the same time, but I only have a single internet connection behind my stereo and it's connected to the Pay TV. My options seem to be getting a new line installed behind the stereo so I can insert this into the same Airport Express base station I use for my music, or buying a second Airport Express base station and connecting it to one of the other internet connections in the room, then connecting to both Airport Express base stations at the same time.
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    Nate, Welcome to the discussion area!
    Once you have a network, you can connect multiple AirPort Express (AX) to that network (wirelessly or via Ethernet). When your computer joins that network it can access all the AX.
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