9. Streaming Music and Video Through an AirPlay Network

You’re probably going to want to enjoy your iTunes content in different places. With AirPlay, you can easily stream audio and video content to a variety of devices so that you can listen and watch without having to be in front of a computer.

Understanding AirPlay

AirPlay is Apple’s streaming technology that works with iTunes on Macs and Windows PCs and on iOS devices. AirPlay works well and is also pretty easy to set up, which is a good combination. An AirPlay network can look like the one shown in Figure 9.1. The devices that stream content to the network can be Macs or Windows ...

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