After trying to set up access control, my Airport Utility is no longer able to find my Base Station. My PC still sees my wireless network but I can't connect to it.

A friend told me he was able to access my network from a different device with no password so I decided to set up an access control. Following the prompts, I entered my IP address, and then my Airport stopped working. I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it, but got the same thing. The screen I get is that "Airport Utility was unable to find any Airport wireless devices", and askes me if I want to rescan. When I rescan I get the same message. My Airport light is green and my PC recognizes the network, my software just can't connect to it. A friend suggested I entered the wrong IP address (which I found on my computer under "connections", but even after I tried a different one which is supposed to be from the network, I still get the same error message. What am I doing wrong?

A friend told me he was able to access my network from a different device with no password so I decided to set up an access control.
This could be bullsh!t on your friend's part perhaps? Do you ever recall seeing a blue-light on the base station?
Following the prompts, I entered my IP address, and then my Airport stopped working.
The acces control list is where you put in your Mac Address, this is not the same thing as an IP.

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