Can't figure Airport out!!!!

i just bought two new imacs. I have one in my basement and one right up the stairs. I want to share my internet connection (which comes in down in the basement) with the computer upstairs and i can't get it figured out. My imac says it came with airport "built in" and when I use the airport set-up assistant to either set up a new airport connection or change a current connection it can't find anything. It came up with ACTIONTEC one time but asked for a password which i don't have. I've tried to "create a network" by clicking on the airport sybmbol at the top right of my screen but that does nothing as well. Do i need to buy a basestation??? someone please let this new mac user in on some education for getting this set up.
Thanks!

First lets start with welcome to the discussions.
All of the Newer Apple computers come with Airport built in, which means that they are equiped with Airport Extreme Wireless Cards. This means that you can connect to any wireless network that your computers are in range of.
My quess is that when you saw the Actiontec come up this was either the Modem or Router of possibly a neighbor, or it may have been a Modem router combined if that was what your ISP Provided.
Normally if you want to create an Airport Wireless Network you will need to purchase either an Airport Express, or Airport Extreme Base Station.(Wireless Routers).
The hook up is very straight forward. You simply connect your Internet Service Providers Modem to the Wan Port on the Airport Extreme and use the Airport Setup Assitant, and or Airport Admin Utility to set it up. All of the step by step instructions come with both devices.
Any Wireless Router will normally work, the problems that users encounter is normally with the setup of 3rd party Wireless Routers, but they will also come with step by step.
Airport technology is a snap if you use all Apple equipment.
Don

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