Airport express used to extend Wi-Fi doesn't improve reception

My iPad, iPhone, and MacBook air typically only show one bar of Wi-Fi reception on the 2nd floor of our home and have problems staying connected to the home network. I added an Airport express to the 2nd floor and configured it successfully to join and extend (wirelessly) the existing Wi-Fi network (Linksys ES3400). The problem is that all of these devices still only show one bar of Wi-Fi reception on the 2nd floor of our home, even when they are right next to the AirPort Express. What am I missing?

How did you accomplish this? Normally, you cannot extend the network of a non-Apple router. Read the following from Bob Timmons:
The AEX will indeed function to extend the network if it connects using Ethernet in Bridge Mode and it is configured to create a wireless network using the same wireless network name and password as the LinkSys router network.
But, you really don't need to be concerned with the "jargon" here, since any of the AirPort Utility 6.x versions will literally take care of the setup automatically.
All that you need to do is enter the name of the network, assign a device name for the AirPort and password, and click Next.

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