Best setup for TC and AirPort Express

I live in a house at college with 5 people. All have wireless, but none have "n."
I want to set up TC to use with my MBA on a "n" network. But, I also want everyone else to be able to get online, and my iPhone as well.
I can use my AirPort Express for this.
What would be the exact steps to go about doing this? I thought I knew how to do it, but apparently I can't figure it out.
If anyone could help me with step by step instructions on how to do this, I'd appreciate it.

Check out this PDF file...
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/DesigningAirPort_Networks_Using_AirPortUtility.pdf
Jump to page 42, where it outlines the kind of thing you're trying to do. Hope that helps!

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