Cannot configure the Airport Express

I connected my Airport Express to my router (not an Extreme Base station). I got the solid green light, I can see the network wirelessly and I can access the internet with no problems.
The problem is that I cannot access the Airport Express in order to configure it (I want to add some filtering and some additional security). The Setup Assistant is searching for an Extreme Base Station which it cannot find (since I do not have one) and so does the Airport Admin util.
Is there a way (or perhaps a different configuration utility for Win XP) to configure the Airport Express?
Thx
  Windows XP  

Thanks for the help. I was out of the country for a few weeks but now I am back trying to resolve the problem. Nothing helps, the Airport Express "insists" on the fact that it cannot find a base Station. I am not sure what else is there to do and I am closed to go back to my old 802.11b D-Link wireless router. Do you have any other idea that may resolve the problem?
On another note, why does there have to be any connection between the Airport Express and any base station? Why can’t I configure the Airport Express without being connected to any basestation?

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