Connect to new network

my home network has a pair of Mac minis and a few windoze machines, sometimes my iPhone, printer, and an Airport Express. I just switched from cable to fiber optic (FIOS) & renamed my netwrk and selected a new WEP password. Everything is back up except the Airport Express which I use to stream music to my powered speakers. Figured I need to re-set it up with the new network name & pword, but the airport utility isn't seeing it ... I tried connecting it directly to my router with a cat5 cable but no good - the status LED just blimks yellow, and I can't see it to configure it. Like a Catch-22; I can't configure it till I get it on the network, and I can't get it on the network till I configure it - how is this supposed to work?
thanx
lmd2

You need to reset the AirPort Express back to factory default settings so that AirPort Utility can see it.
Pull the AX from power
Wait a few minutes
Hold in the reset button and keep holding it an additional 8-10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the AX back in the power
Release the reset button after the hold period and allow 40-45 seconds for the AX to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
If you want to configue the AX using wireless, you must first log on to the signal the AX is broadcasting for setup purposes. Look for a wireless network with a name like Apple Network xxxxxx. The open AirPort Utility.
Or, temporarily connect an Ethernet cable from your computer to the AX and then open AirPort Utility to configure the AX again to "join" your new wireless network.
By the way, WEP has not been considered secure for a few years now, since it is easily cracked with free utilities readily available on the Internet You might want to consider using a more secure setting, like WPA2 Personal for your wireless network.

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