Airport express with BT router to help an idiot

now, im a new mac user and an idiot when it comes to computers in general so please bear with me.
I have an Imac which wirelessley connects to my BT Voyager 2091 router using a WEP key, putting aside the fact that i have to input the key everytime the mac is turned on i need help with my new aiport express.
All i would like to do is plug the AX in behind the stereo and connect it via cable to play airtunes into the lounge - thats it - easy - NOT
i have plugged the ax in, the mac can see it, but i try adding it to the existing network and even put in the password for the router and then it just flashes amber.....
please can someone explain in simple idiot proof language what i should do be doing?
Thanks
Rich

hello there
i have had my apple g4 book getting internet access
through the airport express and a bt voyager 210
router and hit has been fine for about a year. now,
for a few weeks, when i turn it on and click on
safari, i get error messages about the airport being
okay but it cannot connect to the internet. to get
round this i set up a new network, and hey presto! it
works again. this takes me about 10 minutes each
time it happens. is it because there is something
wrong with the bt router? Also, is it best to unplug
the airport express and router whem not in use, to
save electricity? I am in the uk if that helps.
thank you
anne
just another thing id forgotten.. I unplug the router and airport express out and leave a couple of minutes. then i plug it back in and after a couple of minutes im connected again. i think it must be the bt router that's getting worn out. do these things wear out?

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