Wireless Router Help

I recently moved this past week and I am trying to set up a wireless internet for my Macbook Pro. At my old residence I could pick up the signal just fine, but at this new place, I can't seem to get AirPort to pick up a signal. When I go into Network and check the Diagnostics, all the airport setting lights are green except for the bottom 2 (I believe they are Internet and Server. Those 2 are Yellow.) However if I disconnect the ethernet from the wireless router and plug it directly into my computer, I do receive a wireless signal.
Do I have to reconfigure my wireless router (since I did change from Charter to Time Warner) in order for AirPort to transmit the signal to my computer? If so, how do I do that?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Can Time Warner confirm that your router is compatible with their service?
You may need to reset your broadband modem to convince it to connect to a "new" device. Depending on the model of modem, that can be as easy as removing power for a few moments. If that doesn't work, remove power and wait 15 minutes. Further reset steps can involve pressing a "reset" button or removing a battery if the modem has one. In the worst case, your ISP may need to edit its settings to update to the MAC address of the new router.

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