Airport Extreme disconnects when I unplug my Macbook Pro

I just got a new Airport Extreme and set it up in "BRIDGE" mode in order to be able to extend my WiFi from my basement office to the ground and upper floors. Working fine BUT -- when I unplug my MacBook Pro the Airport Utility shows a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it and it says the network is disconnected! But I need to be able to disconnect my MBP and still have my other computers (one also ethernet connected; others and iPad WiFi)-- even when the MacBook Pro is disconnected.
I like having the bridge mode because I can use Printopia from ecamm to print to pdf wirelessly to my MBP even when the MBP is only connected via ethernet - not via wifi (that should work too)-- but is it the fact that I am in BRIDGE mode that is causing this warning in Airport Utility?
Any comments appreciated and I can work on this more later.
THANKS!
Steve
Saturday 5 January 2013

I believe I understand this better now. When I unplug my MacBook Pro from the network including disabling Wi-Fi, then when I open AirPort Utility it of course shows and I am no longer connected to my home network on the MBP. All the other hardwired or Wi-Fi connected computers, printers, hard drives and iPads are still connected.
Steve
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