AE Assistant can't find AE

I was just given an AE today. Plugged my broadband cable into the AE, then into wall. The AE has a green light, but my AE Assistant doesn't recognize it. I downloaded the OS 10.4.2 update for the AE, and changed the firewall according to the Support section. Still it doesn't recognized it. Please assist...

Make sure that you are on the same network as the AE. The default SSID I beleive starts with "Apple." Connect to that network and then you should be able to use the AS Assistant.
Doug

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