Cannot play music via Airport Express

I have airport express (hereafter AE) and have been trying to make Deezer connect to the AE which is connected to a stereo receiver. The following happens. When I configure AE to "join existing network" (which is my wireless internet connection network, that is simply a DSL connection) Deezer cannot connect and stream music - in this case I have internet connection but no music stream. When I configure AE to "create a new network" Deezer can connect to AE and streams music - in this case I have no internet connection but music stream. What I am trying to have is both an internet connection and music stream. An suggestions for a solution? I also need to inform you that with iTunes I do not have a problem. When I configure AE as "join existing network" I can connect to the internet and iTunes can stream music. So I do not really understand where the problem lies.

Hi Pitiger,
The article linked below provides a lot of great information and troubleshooting tips which will help you setup both your AirPort Express and DSL router, so that you can browse the web and use AirPlay.
iTunes: Troubleshooting AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring - Apple Support
Take care,
-Jason

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