Can't connect to my Base station

Hi all,
I have changed some settings in the Admin Utility (I have an AirPort Base station), and now my computer can't connect to it. Although I did a factory reset, It sometimes shows an AirPort id as the station's name, and sometimes a custom name the station had when I bought it.
Now I can't change any settings since I get the 4 error message every time I try to connect to the station. I tried this on 2 pc's.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Hi!
I followed these instructions:
http://www.windowsreference.com/networking/windows-vista-fails-to-obtain-ip-addr ess-from-dhcp-serverrouter/
And rebooted and get connected. But somehow I can't hear music from stero's speekers.. well at least one problem solved..

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