11n AirPort 5GHz Band configuration using the Airport utility for PC

I am trying to configure a new AirPort Extreme Base Station to operate in the 5GHz band. I am using a PC with the Airport utility to connect to the base station. Using the utility, in the base station manual setup I am able to select 802.11n (802.11a compatible) however I am unable to select a channel in the 5GHz band. Also, once I update the settings (5 GHz band) to the base station it goes to channel 1 which is in the 2.4 GHz band. As a result, I have the following 2 questions:
1) How do I set up my base station to operate in the 5GHz band?
2) How can I specify a channel in the A band?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Windows XP

You should be able to configure if the Airport Extreme (n)'s LAN ethernet is plugged into your ethernet. If the WAN is plugged, you will be blocked untill you specifically setup the AEXBS to let it be configured over the WAN port. But to do that you need to be able to configure, so see my first statement. Or use wireless, as someone else has suggested.
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