Extreme - Express Extension Problems

Greetings,
I'm trying to extend my wireless range by adding an airport express via ethernet to an airport extreme. The setup seemed to go fine. Airport Utility recognized the express as an extension and configured it as such. But once it was installed, I can only access my wireless network via the guest account. When I try to log in with the primary account, I get a timed out error.
When I pull the express off the network, I can get access to the primary account.
Any thoughts?
Thanks

I figured it out with assistance from another Apple Guru--everything is up and running now.

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