Airport Express disappears in bridge mode

I'm using my Airport Express as a Router. I'm living in a student dorm and want to have access to other computers in the dorm network, so I set up the router in bridge mode so it does not create its own network. Point is, now I can't access the airport anymore via the airport utility, as if it doesn't exist. I can't access it via IP and if I try via name, it loads the settings forever and eventually aborts. This is not a huge problem since everything works and I tend not to change a running system, but my WiFi-analysis-app recommends switching the channels and I would want to try if that improves the network - which I can't, since I can't access the airport.
Any ideas? I do not want to reset the airport to factory settings since that would probably change the IPs within my network, which means I would need to submit every single machine in it to the student dorm internet people again (every single IP needs to be approved by them before it can access the internet).
Oh, and I can't access the airport when connecting via LAN either.

The reason it does not work is the Express is on an IP that is different to the main IP of the computer..
Or indeed in bridge it is on exactly the same IP as the main system and is also therefore lost.
When you applied for IP addresses did you apply for one for the Express??
Are you allowed to use a router? Most dorm systems ban them due to the issues involved.
Oh, and I can't access the airport when connecting via LAN either.
When you changed the airport from dhcp and nat to bridge, the Express should have got an IP from the main router.. along with all the other clients..
If all your computers/devices are on the dorm network.. when you changed to bridge I am a bit lost how that happened.. as you should have had to re-register all the computers/devices.
Lets work from default.
When lost the system will go to default.. the IP of the Express by default is 10.0.1.1 (but in bridge without a register on the system I have no idea what it will go to).
Please set one computer to IP of 10.0.1.10 with standard subnet 255.255.255.0 (you do not need to fill in gateway or dns).
Try and access the Express now.. no luck.. unplug the ethernet from the Express WAN port.. reboot the Express.. now try again.
When there is no chance of getting an IP It should revert to default.
No luck sorry there is next to no way around but hard reset.
However tell me what IP you get on the computer now.. without changing anything and with the system working and internet running.
A screenshot could help..

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I do not think you live in the Bermuda Triangle and it is normal that my Airport Express disappears No, unfortunately not.
I would like to use my AE to stream music, they've also integrated it with the Airport utility into an existing wireless network.
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p.s. Sorry for my bad english, it comes from Google Translate german-englisch :-)

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