AirPort Express DHCP Server for distribution of IP-addresses?

Does the AirPort Express have an DHCP server that distribute local IP-addresses like other Wi-FI router does? If so, how do I set it up in the AirPort Utillity?

+Seems I cant force it to only use a specific subset of the IP address range?+
That would be up to the Netcomm router to provide the IP addresses to be used. I'm not familiar with Netcom, but a router with the type of capability I was thinking of could be configured to provide a certain range of IP addresses to a given device based on the MAC address of the device.
The additional information that you just furnished indicates that you probably have a basic featured router designed for home network use that would not have this type of capability. In that case, the AirPort Express would not be able to be configured to Distribute a Range of IP Addresses. It would have to be configured as a "bridge" on the network and receive IP addresses from the main router.
Or, the AirPort Express might be able to distribute the IP addresses that you want if you configure it to Share a public IP address. The rub here is that you will have what is known as a Double NAT on your network. You'll have two devices handling DHCP on the network when there should only really be one. It may or may not function correctly as this is not a recommended configuration.
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