Can I use new TC as a wifi extender?

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I have a wireless network in which the Internet source is an Apple AirPort Express and I have a Time Capsule configured for WDS (wireless distribution system) to extend that network. As Bob says, you cannot do this with other routers. There is no adopted standard for doing it which means that every router manufacturer does it their own way, if they are capable of doing it at all.
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