Does TC Automatically Mount?

I'm currently using an Airport Extreme Base Station as my wireless router, and I've also attached a hard drive to it, which is where I've got the bulk of what is a very large iTunes library. The only problem I have with this set up is that I frequently have to manually mount the drive attached to the AEBS, and it will frequently (but not always) unmount when I close my MacBook. It's a minor inconvenience, but an inconvenience nevertheless.
Would I have this issue with a TC? Does that drive stay mounted, or at least automatically mount when I connect to my wireless network?
Thanks!

Welcome to the discussion area, jrosemergy!
The only problem I have with this set up is that I frequently have to manually mount the drive attached to the AEBS, and it will frequently (but not always) unmount when I close my MacBook.
I can't tell from this information whether or not you have your drive set to mount automatically when you start up your computer. If not, you might want to give that a try.
Would I have this issue with a TC? Does that drive stay mounted, or at least automatically mount when I connect to my wireless network?
You would want to use a TC primarily for Time Machine backups. If you do this, the TC drive mounts automatically when a backup begins and dismounts when the backup is completed. You really would not want to use the TC for day to day use with iTunes, as it is not designed to function as a media server.

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