Airport Express 802.11n only 2.4GHZ setting

I'm bit puzzled..I just configured my Airport Express with 802.11n only 2.4GHZ -setting and another Airport Express to extend the network, yet my old MacMini is still able to use the new setup WiFi connection even tough it only supports only 802.11a/b/g.
Could it be that the 2nd AE actually extends the network with 802.11a/b/g/n support? Other possibility is that 802.11n only 2.4GHZ -setting is not really taken as config by the main AE despite Airport Utility shows it as such.
Ideas ? Comments ?

Addtional info both AE's now have ver 7.5.2 installed, prior it was 7.6 and situation is still the same.

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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB321LL/A/AirPort-Express-AirTunes?fnode=MTY1NDA0Mg&mco=MTA4NTc4MTE
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Network Name (SSID):     xxxxxxxxx
Channel Width:    Standard - 20MHz Channel
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Standard Channel:    2
Security:    WPA2 Personal
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