Airport Admin Utility with 2Wire Router?

I hope this isn't a dumb question, but is it possible to use Airport Admin Utility with a 2Wire wireless router? If it is, does anyone know what data needs to go in the address and password fields when launching Airport Admin? I've tried the IP address of the router and the WEP password as well as the pass we use to administrate 2Wire on the web, none of which find our router.
TY!

OK. Here's how I understand it.
Your 2Wire has an admin panel built into it. You've accessed it, you can manage the tools. (I worked inside three of 'em this week) You are not going to get any additional functionality with AAU.
The AAU is designed to manage Airport BaseStations and/or Expresses (someone stop me if I'm too far off-base,here).
You cannot manage a non-Apple Base Station with AAU, just because it's on your mac.
Get an Airport baseStation if you want to use the AAU.
What I don't know is what you're trying to connect to...that's asking for passwords...passwords that you don't have.
Could you be AAU'ing into a neighbor's wireless device?

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Two reasons I don't think that this is likely the issue. Both are based on my assumptions about how noise would affect the working of a WAP. If these assumptions are erroneous, please let me know.
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