Airport with Cisco / Linksys E4200 Router

Hi, I have not been able to find a straight forward answer so i'm posting this.
I'm looking to switch my Linksys router over to N wireless, vs N and G or Just G- Not sure what it is now. I don't have great connection on my 2nd floor, with my Linksys router on the first floor. I want to use this as a bridge (instead of the RE1000), because i want the 5ghz, and AirPlay.
Can i use this as a plug and play bridge? I just want it to extend the signal, and be able to use airplay. No new network.
Some info i thought i would add:
ISP Cat 5 or 6? to Modem to Router (E4200)
Ping at 64 bytes
WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode Security
Thanks in advance.

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00 01 09 00 AA AA 03 00 80 C2 00 07 00 00 FF FF
FF FF FF FF BC 16 65 96 9B 00 88 63 11 09 00 00
00 10 01 01 00 00 01 03 00 08 0C 00 00 01 00 00
04 A3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...
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contiguous pak, size 71
BC 16 65 96 9B 00 00 30 88 10 00 0B 88 63 11 07
00 00 00 33 01 03 00 08 0C 00 00 01 00 00 04 A3
01 02 00 1F 62 72 61 73 2D 72 65 64 37 2E 6C 73
2D 62 61 73 2D 42 32 32 36 45 34 37 30 39 45 30
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Jan 6 14:50:24.885: OUT PADR from PPPoE Session
contiguous pak, size 85
00 01 09 00 AA AA 03 00 80 C2 00 07 00 00 00 30
88 10 00 0B BC 16 65 96 9B 00 88 63 11 19 00 00
00 33 01 03 00 08 0C 00 00 01 00 00 04 A3 01 02
00 1F 62 72 61 73 2D 72 65 64 37 2E 6C 73 2D 62
61 73 2D 42 32 32 36 45 ...
Jan 6 14:50:35.125: OUT PADR from PPPoE Session
contiguous pak, size 85
00 01 09 00 AA AA 03 00 80 C2 00 07 00 00 00 30
88 10 00 0B BC 16 65 96 9B 00 88 63 11 19 00 00
00 33 01 03 00 08 0C 00 00 01 00 00 04 A3 01 02
00 1F 62 72 61 73 2D 72 65 64 37 2E 6C 73 2D 62
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88 10 00 0B BC 16 65 96 9B 00 88 63 11 19 00 00
00 33 01 03 00 08 0C 00 00 01 00 00 04 A3 01 02
00 1F 62 72 61 73 2D 72 65 64 37 2E 6C 73 2D 62
61 73 2D 42 32 32 36 45 ...
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00 01 09 00 AA AA 03 00 80 C2 00 07 00 00 00 30
88 10 00 0B BC 16 65 96 9B 00 88 63 11 19 00 00
00 33 01 03 00 08 0C 00 00 01 00 00 04 A3 01 02
00 1F 62 72 61 73 2D 72 65 64 37 2E 6C 73 2D 62
61 73 2D 42 32 32 36 45 ...
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contiguous pak, size 85
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88 10 00 0B BC 16 65 96 9B 00 88 63 11 19 00 00
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00 1F 62 72 61 73 2D 72 65 64 37 2E 6C 73 2D 62
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00 01 09 00 AA AA 03 00 80 C2 00 07 00 00 FF FF
FF FF FF FF BC 16 65 96 9B 00 88 63 11 09 00 00
00 10 01 01 00 00 01 03 00 08 0C 00 00 01 00 00
04 A3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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01 02 00 1F 62 72 61 73 2D 72 65 64 37 2E 6C 73
2D 62 61 73 2D 42 32 32 36 45 34 37 30 39 45 30
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