Connecting Airport Express (n) to WRT54G via ethernet

I am using Airport Express (n) currently and would like to connect to Blu-ray player with ethernet for netflix streaming. But as we all know, the AX has only one ethernet port. I have an old linksys' WRT54G. Is it possible to use this as a part of network without loosing the advantage of Wireless N network? My idea is to go from Cable modem to WRT54G, and WRT54G's LAN PORT out to AX. WRT54G and AX will be connected via ethernet so that it doesn't lose the advantage of the N network.
And Blu-Ray player will be connected to WRT54G via ethernet.
Can someone tell me if this works and if so, how do you configure each device so that you don't have ip address conflict or any other problem. Thank you.
Message was edited by: Kozo Okumura

Certainly that will work. Since they are connected via Ethernet, the wireless clients of the WRT54G will have no effect on the wireless clients of the AX.
The WRT54G will provide a 802.11b/g network while the AX can provide an 802.11n network.
The AX should be configured to create a wireless 802.11n network and it should be configured to act as a bridge (not sharing a single IP address).

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