Airport Base/Express - Guest Network

I have the lastest generation Airport Base station connected to 2 Airport Express stations in my house with a primary wireless and guest network.  I made a change to my guest network password on my base station, but the password change have not been pushed to the 2 Airport Express stations and the old password is still recognized on the Airport Expresses.  I have restarted both units, but the old guest network is still recognized. 
I like to periodically change the guest network password and making the change on the base station should push any changes to express units automatically.
Has anyone else had this issuse and what is the resolution?
Thanks
Vijay

I like to periodically change the guest network password and making the change on the base station should push any changes to express units automatically.
You might want to let Apple know what you would like to see in a future update.
Apple - AirPort Express - Feedback
In the meantime, you will need to manually change the password on each AirPort.

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