Can't get PC with SMC to see the airport extended network

Problem: My wireless notebooks get a weak signal next to the airport express antenna.
Problem Description:
We have installed the airport to extend a wireless network. It seems that it is installed properly as the airport light is green continously. All PC wireless notebooks do not seem to "see" the airport as the signal is weak. Plugging and unplugging the airport does not seem to affect the signal strength at all.
Airport utilities detect correctly the antenna on all PC. The install wizard seem to have worked properly. However, we have no way of knowing if the weak signal is coming from the antenna's weak link to the router or the PC is just not using the extended feature of the Airport.
What I wish Apple did for PC install:
I would expect a separate Windows troubleshooting section that does not involve any MAC for pure PC installations.
I also wish to find a technical description of the installation (Airport uses the same IP network or not, SSID or not) How it works basically.
Ideally, it would be nice to have a troubleshooting procedure to see if the airport is working or not.
The installation is missing 2 very important troubleshouting tools:
- a utility to test the strength of the wireless signal between the airport and the router.
- another utility to confirm that the PC is "travelling" through the airport or not (i.e. only going through the router). (I tried using "tracert" hoping that the IP of the airport antenna would appear but it did not. My first "stop" was the IP of the router.)
Note: Unplugging the airport and putting back on is a solution but in my case it does not affect the installation at all. So I believe it is not the best way to test the installation.
Finally, it would be nice to see Windows sample screens to confirm how the airport should appear (it appears with a red mark next to the router, has its own IP, share or not the same SSID,...)
Also explain why most of the options of the admin utility are grayed out and inaccessible.
Setup:
Router: SMC Wireless router Barricade
Antenna: Airport Express displaying the continous green light status
PC: 2 notebooks with WIFI runnign Windows XP SP2
Both PC detect the antenna and show the Airport's network in the wireless list. However it is not contactible
I hope my tech report is complete enough
Thanks
Chris

I wish to add purhaps some IP info.
SMC router: 192.168.2.100
Airport: 192.168.2.104
PCs: DHCP
Should the airport extended wireless have its own IP like the proposed 10.0.1.X or does it use the rotuer's default?
Should we try to connect to the Airport network and the signal will then link to the SMC router or the Airport is transparent and we only connect to the SMC router which explains why the Airport connection has a red flag.
PC Notebook   Windows XP Pro   Reseller

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