Connecting eMac to Existing Wireless Network

Hi. I recently was given an eMac to set up in our son's room and I would like to connect it to our existing wireless network rather than string ethernet through the walls. I purchased an Airport Extreme card and connected it. However, the eMac doesn't seem to recognize our wireless network no matter what I do. I am not 100% sure that the card is even working properly, although I think I found it listed under "Network Utility". Here are all of the specifics:
eMac: eMac G4/1.42 (2005) 1.42 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4)
OS: Tiger
Airport Extreme wireless card (purchased aftermarket): I believe that it appears under "Network Utility" as "Network Interface (en1)". It has been assigned a hardware and IP address. However, it shows a link status of "Inactive" and a link speed of "0 Mb".
Wireless router: Linksys WRT54G that has successfully connected to several other PC and iOS devices (e.g. iPhones and iPads)
Thanks much for any troubleshooting ideas that you might be able to share. I've been all over the Internet (on another workstation, of course!) looking for the answer and haven't found anything exactly on-point for my configuration.

First thing to do, you must activate the card in System Preferences.

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