Express with no DSL router.

My sons university accomodation broadband will only allow one MAC address to work with his service, he can and has paid to upgrade to a maximum of 5. He has tried using his macbook as a WiFi base station but the provider doesn't allow other devices to allocate IP addresses. We have a spare express he might be able to use if it is able to do what he wants, but for one reason or another we need to know if it will work first rather than trying it.
My thought here is that the ethernet port would be used for the connection with his single ethernet outlet in his room and am not sure whether he would be able to use his AirPort utility wirelessly to configure the express in bridging mode as he seems to need to.
Any ideas guys.

Happy to help.
Unless the school requires that a specific IP address be used to connect to the school network, you should be able to setup the Express at home and test it out for proper operation. Then all that will be needed is to plug into the school network.
Connect the Express to one of the LAN ports on a router and open AirPort Utility to follow the guided setup to "create a wireless network". AirPort Utility will likely automatically choose the Bridge Mode option for you, but in case it does not, select that option when the choice appears. This will allow the school's router to properly identify the devices that will be used on the network.

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