AirPort Extreme 5 extending BT HomeHub 1.5 network

There is much about connecting Airports to Home Hubs to extend networks but many of the questions and answers are old and some of the solutions rely on access to the old version of Airport Utility for a manual set up.
I have an AA Extreme 5 which I hard reset and connected by plugging in to Ethernet 2 on the BTHH and the WAN port on the Extreme. I selected the option to extend an existing network. The dialogue came up which showed the BT HomeHub network and I clicked next. I was then asked for a password. In the first instance I input the network access code (but now think I possibly should have put in an AirPort access password of my own devising). After which I was asked for the BT HomeHub password. Now I did not know if this was the network access code or if there is a code for accessing the hardware. If there is I am not aware of it and could not find one.
After several minutes of churning it reported an error. I backed out and did another reset of the AA Extreme. This time I put in a completely different password for the AirPort and things were no better and this time I was not asked for the BT HH password. Nor was I asked ever again. I tried again with the LAN socket not the WAN socket on the Extreme with no success. I reset the AA Extreme again and, this time, I created a new network. The computer is connected to the BTHH by Ethernet to Ethernet 1 and the Extreme is connected to the BTHH at Ethernet 2. I have the Extreme up and working in the utility window but I have a double NAT error and I do not think the Extreme is extending the network which provides access to the internet. It all seems a bit of a muddle. Please can anyone suggest where I might have been going wrong with the initial set up which I gather should have worked but perhaps only historically when manual set up was an option.
The only other option I can foresee being workable is to set aside the BTHH altogether and use a different router or modem but I cannot readily see how to set up the modem or router for the BT Internet service; the support information I have from BT is either too rudimentary or it is impenetrable. Any suggestions from those who have got this to work would be greatly appreciated. The OS is 10.9.
Thanks.

The 5th generation 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) has WAN-to-LAN & LAN-to-WAN throughput performance in excess of 400 Mbps. This would basically be the speed at which data can "pass" through the AirPort to/from the Internet. Sorry I don't have the equivalant data for the BT Homehub 3.
One thing to check out is the Ethernet WAN Port setting within the AirPort Utility (v5.x). By default, this is set to "Automatic." Try setting it to (first) "1000 Mbps/Full Duplex," then "100 Mbps/Full Duplex" to see if either setting offers an improvement.
You will find this setting here: AirPort Utility > Select the AEBSn > Manual Setup > Internet > Internet Connection tab > Ethernet WAN Port

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Hold in the reset button firmly...and keep holding for an additional 10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power cord back into the back of the AirPort Express
Release the reset button after the hold period and allow a full minute for the Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
This process is tricky.....you almost have to have 3 hands to do this.
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Tap on Settings (gear icon) on the home screen
Tap on WiFi
Under the heading of Setup a New AirPort Base Station....
Tap on AirPort Express
The utility will analyze things for a minute, then suggest that the Express be configured to extend the AirPort Extreme network
Type in a device name that you want to use, then tap Next
The utility will set up everything for you automatically. When you see the message of Setup Complete, tap Done and you are good to go.
If you want to use the Mac running (10.6.8) for the setup.......
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Enter a device password for the AirPort Express
Verify the device password
Adjust the Time Zone setting
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Click on the Wireless Network Name box and your AirPort Extreme network name should appear as a choice. Click to select that....or manually enter the exact name of the AirPort Extreme wireless network
Make sure that Wireless Security is set to use WPA2 Personal
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Verify the wireless network password for the AirPort Extreme
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Your Mac will automatically select the AirPort with the best signal quality. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you may need to manually turn off the WiFi when you move the device near another AirPort, and then turn WiFi back on to get the iOS device to connect to the best signal.
Good luck, please post on your results with the method that you choose.

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Thanks Tesserax,
Your answer has confirmed my suspicions.
Option 1 from your suggested solutions is not a goer because the modem and Airport Extreme are in different parts of the house making it impractical to run a cable between the two devices.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259

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Welcome to the support community group.
First, are you sure that your AirPort Extreme has been configured correctly and is properly connected to your modem?
Begin by telling us how you have things connected and if the Airport Extreme is replacing a previously owned router or is this an entirely new installation?
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Then power up the modem first, wait 5 minutes and then power up the Airport, wait 5 minutes and finally power up your laptop.
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Check back if you're still having problems.

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Post back for more information if needed.

I am trying to connect an airport extreme to extend my wifi coverage and it doesn't work

I hope someone can help me.
I have an Apple Airport extreme gen 5. I have a BT router/modem that I connect to my broadband and its signal is OK but not great. I have multiple apple devices, a windows PC, and a Panasonic smart TV.
I also use Belkin poweline adaptors to attach the TV and apple TV to my network - its flaky.
I was trying to attach the airport extreme to a powline adaptor in the lounge to extend my wireless network - it was green for a while but then flashed orange and stopped working.
I have now reattached it directly to my router in the same room with an Ethernet cable and still get the orange light and the airport utility keeps asking to attach to the WAN port but then nothing works - I can still acccess the internet through my existing bt modem/router.
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Click the Wireless tab just below the row of icons
Make sure that the setting for Wireless Mode is set to Create a wireless network
The Wireless Network name would be the same name as the BT network
The Wireless Security would be the same setting that the BT router is using....should be WPA2 Personal or WPA/WPA Personal
The Wireless Password would be the same password as the BT network
Verify Password
Click the Internet icon
Click the Internet Connection tab just below the icon
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Click the Update button at lower right of the window and allow a full minute for the AirPort to restart
Power off both the BT modem/router and the AirPort
Wait a minute
Power up the BT device first for a few minutes
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