Huzzah! I finally managed to see my home wi-fi network on the AA WebUI, entered in the password, pressed Connect and the UI said that the settings were saved.

The WebUI then entered into a spinning spiral of circles. Checking the IPhone wi-fi settings showed that the Iphone was connected to the home wi-fi network.

Airplay on the AA was available for streaming radio, podcasts on the Iphone and so on. Blue light on the AA did not blink anymore!

But I noted then that as the WebUI was gone so to speak, then any music on a plugged in USB stick was no longer available to access. If one wanted to access that, one would have to reconnect to the AA hotspot.

I am also noticing that the WebUI for plugged in USB media is not so responsive. Sometimes I can get a full list of music from the USB stick but sometimes not.

Any pointers on this, creators?