Airport express wont connect anything but my macbook pro

Hello!
I've searched but cannot find an answer to this question so here goes:
Today I purchased an AirPort Express and was able to configure my MacBook Pro to connect to it problem free. I've created the network using airport utility but none of the other devices in my household can connect to the network: iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, AppleTV, & iPad Mini. They all discover the device but none will connect.
Help me please!!!!
Thanks!!!!

Very simple solution: I was in Bridge Mode and switched it over to DHCP and NAT. Boom....problem solved.

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Power-up the AirPort base station; wait at least 5-10 minutes. Note: The AirPort's status light may continue to flash amber after it has intialized. That is because, there may be some additional configuration items necessary, like setting up wireless security, before the overall setup is completed to get a green status.
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