Help for a technically challenged person / can't setup airport extreme

I have tried everything and I can't get it setup.

Ok, I'm back!!
Airport setup was successful. (excellent!! but I have seen this page before)
Please wait while your AirPort Extreme restarts......tic tok tic tok tic tok...5 min later
Airport was unable to find your Airport wireless device after restarting.
An error occurred, close the config window & try again. No Luck.
So....i swap internet wires (back to the belkin)
long wait.......................belkin won't start??...hum
unplug belkin & unplug modem.........hum, still won't start...Turn off wireless connection on IMac / turn it back on.....still not working....the only device listed is belkin54g
Scratching head now.....go to another computer....won't connect (this is not good)
Idea! Unplug Airport Extreme from the power.
Its magic!! IMac instantly comes back along with my other computers....Internet is working as it should....It was the AirPort Extreme that took over the identity of the belkin (even the name...kind of like identity theft)

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