Does Mac OS X Server 10.6 Auto Configure a Connected Airport Basestation?

I just finished an install of Snow Leopard Server on a new Mac Mini. A 1TB Airport Time Capsule is directly connected to the Mini via Ethernet (and our cable internet modem is also directly connected via Ethernet to the Time Capsule).
I have a static IP address.
During the installation of the server onto the Mini there seemed to be a period during which the server took control of the Airport device and auto-configured it then reset it. At first, it seemed that all services were available externally (i.e. web) from the internet.
However, I may have been wrong as now none of the services respond from outside the network.
I thought that Mac OS X Server would automatically configure an attached Airport device. Is that correct? Or must I work through the Airport device and manually configure all of the port settings to enable external access?

First off I would check the console and see what it says when you try to log in with the admin account. It will give a message saying what the issue is.
Also is this a local admin or a network admin account?

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