AExpress to extend AExtreme

I have been using AExpress as my main wireless base station for several years. Now, i just installed a new AExtreme and want to use the AExpress to extend the wireless signal. The AExtreme is setup w/WEP.
I have reset the AExpress (it flashed green 4 times) and is now flashing amber. It still shows up on my commuter as a network. I added the same WEP password to it. How do i get it to interact with the AExtreme?
If i want to also use this AExpress for travel, would i use it the same way on the road as i am trying to do at home?
Thanks for the help.

Hello claudiahafner. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I have been using AExpress as my main wireless base station for several years. Now, i just installed a new AExtreme and want to use the AExpress to extend the wireless signal. The AExtreme is setup w/WEP.
802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) – WDS Setup
(Note: To facilitate the WDS set up, place the base stations within near proximity of each other during the set up phase, and then relocate them to their desired locations when complete. Recommend connecting wirelessly to the base & via wire to the remote to facilitate communications during the setup.)
Main Base Station Setup (AEBSn)
- Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as the main base station.
- Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
- Select the main base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window.
- Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
- Click Wireless in the toolbar, and then choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu.
- Click WDS and then choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
- Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox if you want client computer to connect to this base station.
- Click the Add button and enter the MAC address of the base stations you want to connect to this base station.
- Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS.
Remote Base Station Setup (AX)
- Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as a remote base station.
- Open AirPort Utility (in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
- Select the remote base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
- Enter the base station password, if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
- Enter the same network password as the main base station, if necessary.
- Click AirPort in the toolbar and click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and choose the same channel as the main base station from the Channel pop-up menu.
- Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
- Enter the MAC address of the main base station in the WDS Main field. The MAC address is also referred to as the AirPort ID and is printed on the label on the bottom of the base station.
- Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.
If i want to also use this AExpress for travel, would i use it the same way on the road as i am trying to do at home?
Most likely not, as you will want to set it up as either an Internet router (it's default configuration) or as a bridge so that it acts like a Wireless Access Point.

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