Airport Express can't 'see' my TimeCapsule Airport

Im trying to use an Airport Express to extend the range of my TimeCapsule Airport Extreme wireless network, however my Airport Express doesn't appear to be able to 'see' my existing wireless network when I try to configure it using Airport Utility.
FWIW, the TimeCapsule Airport network works fine and is running firmware 7.4. My Airport Express is running 6.3 firmware (I think its the latest for that model). I get a WDS error when trying to configure the Express - anyone know what that means and what the problem is.
More importantly, can these two devices play nicely together and cooperate. Maybe up/downgrades in firmware might help? Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Message was edited by: Symbiat

Welcome to the discussion area!
I'm afraid that you're trying to mix an older "g" device with a newer "n" device in order to provide more wireless coverage for your network. To use Apple's "extend a wireless network" feature, all devices must be "n" capable. Since you have an older "g" AirPort Express and a newer "n" Time Capsule, your only option is to use Apple's WDS arrangement.
Tesserax has provided excellent step by step instructions for the WDS type setup and we can provide you with the links to these threads, but you might want to consider the downsides to the WDS setup.
1) The entire wireless network will drop down to "g" levels
2) The bandwidth of the wireless network will be reduced by 50%
You might want to take a look at an upgrade to a newer AirPort Express "n". This would allow you to maintain "n" speeds throughout your network and there is much less of a bandwidth loss with this type of setup...about 10-15% on average.
Please post back with what you would like to do and we can furnish help for either type of configuration.

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