Using AX as a wireless reciever for desktop

Hello Apple World,
I have an Airport Extreme (Purchased within last 3 mo.) and I was wondering if i can use it as a wireless receiver for my desktop that has no wireless card. My cable modem has wireless on it and my desktop is in another room. I would like to take my AX and connect to my cable modem wireless and then connect my desktop via Ethernet. Is this possible and how does one set that up. Do you have it extend the wireless then just plug in the ethernet? if that how it works then I would feel kinda dumb. Thanks for the help!

Well I figured it out.
Do a factory reset; unplug AX (Airport Extreme) Press reset and plug in while holding reset
Plug in AX via ethernet to mac computer
Open Airport Utility and click Manual Setup
Select "Join Wireless Network" and underneath check Allow Ethernet clients
Input wireless network info
AX resets and will blink yellow for a moment while it gets IP Address then goes green
Thing is up and running i now have wireless printing and internet for my desktop yay!

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