Airport Express and IPTV Set Top Box

I want to connect an IPTV Set Top Box to my wireless router but my provider's STB doesn't have Wireless networking. So I though to connect it to my wireless network with an Airport Express.
I made a scheme of how it would be connected:
Is it possible to make this?

The Ethernet port on the AirPort Express (AX) is ONLY active when the AX uses WDS to wirelessly connect to a network. Unfortunately very, very, very few non-Apple devices support Apple's WDS.
So if your wireless router is another AX or an AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS), this is possible. But otherwise it is most likely not possible.

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