Airport express won't connect to cisco EA4500 network

So we had two airport's working nicely on an older Belkin wireless router, now I upgraded to the Cisco EA4500 dual band, and it won't connect. One airport is only two years old. I can reconfigure the settings for the new network but then it won't reset after saving settings thru airport utility. I get a 6753 error message that it didn't reset. After this, the computer will no longer recognize the airport, and I have to unplug the airport to get the computer to recognize it again. Any thoughts?

Hi Ata,
...Right now I've setup a new wireless network for my AirPort Express but ideally I would like to have it join my existing network
If you already configured your AirPort to create a separate wireless network, it would be best to reconfigure it to "join" your existing network by starting over with a "hard reset": Press and hold the reset button and keep it depressed, continuously, about five to ten seconds, long enough for it to flash amber. Then, it will glow amber steadily for about a minute while it starts up, then it will flash amber slowly indicating it needs to be configured.
It will then appear in your Mac's Wi-Fi menu like this:
Select it. AirPort Utility will load and walk you through its configuration.
Be sure to select the option to "join" your existing network, and not create a new one. In that configuration, it will serve as a device for music streaming only, and cannot serve a wireless access point. For that, your router would need to be a genuine Apple AirPort Base Station.

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...Right now I've setup a new wireless network for my AirPort Express but ideally I would like to have it join my existing network
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Anytime you change out a modem or modem router like the HomeHub, the AirPort Express needs to be reset back to factory default settings and then set up again.
The reason for this is that the Express is retaining some or all of the settings to connect to your "old" modem or hub, so it will not work correctly with a new device unless you start over again from factory default settings on the Express.
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Hold in the reset button on the side of the Exprsss for 8-10 seconds, then release and allow a full minute for the Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
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If I switch Express#2 (the one I would lilke to connect by ethernet) to "create" a network, with the same SSID and PW, then I can only see Express#2 in the utility and the Extreme and Express#1 dissappear.
As soon as you set the Express #2 to "Create a wireless network, the setting for Connection Sharing will change from Bridge Mode to Share a public IP address. That is likely what is throwing you off.
Setup Express #2 to "Create a wireless network" using the same wireless network name, same wireless security and same password.
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Memory 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
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I am pretty sure the Express is running in the wrong mode..
The idea to plug the computer in is to check the setup.. not to need it permanently like that.. you can use either wireless or ethernet on the new express.. the old one you could only use wireless.
Please give me a screenshot of the setup of the express.
It must be in router mode.. ie when you open the airport utility and click edit.
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AirPort Express Base Station Setup (AX) w/High-Speed Cable Modem
Modem/Router Power ReCycling (optional)
- Power-off the Cable modem, AX, & computer(s). (Wait at least 30 minutes. If possible, leave the modem off overnight.)
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- Power-on the AX; Wait at least 5 minutes.
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- (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044)
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