I ONLY want to use my airport for streaming music from my laptop to my stereo. How do i do this?

I just bought the Airport and I ONLY want to use it for connecting my laptop to my stereo.
How do I set it up like this?
My air port is saying that it is unable to find any wireless devices and is only giving me the option to rescan it. (It doesn't find anything and just returns me to the same screen).
I'm using a mac running the latest OS by the way.
Thanks a lot.

AirPort Express Base Station (AX) - iTunes Setup
Either connect to the AX's wireless network or connect directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then using the AirPort Utility in "Manual Setup" mode, make the following changes:
AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless
Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
Network Name: <existing wireless network>
Wireless Security: <select the encryption type of the existing wireless network>
Wireless Password: <enter the existing wireless network password>
Verify Password: <re-enter the existing wireless network password
AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup >Music
Enable AirTunes (checked)
iTunes Speaker Name: <enter desired speaker name>
iTunes Speaker Password: (optional)
Verify Password: (optional)
Click Update to write the new settings to the AX

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