Help with initial setup for AirPort Express

Now, before we decided to go wireless, our internet was configured like this: cable cord to router, ethernet cable connecting the router to CPU. This worked fine and our internet has never really had any sort of problems. However, we have had problems with our new AirPort Express. I've tried taking the ethernet cable that's connecting our router to our CPU, and using it to connect the router to the AirPort Express.
However, I keep getting the flashing amber light. When I go into the diagnostics, it says that it cannot pick up an internet connection, even though I'm able to get internet when I plug in directly. If I try to ignore this and set up the account anyway, I can get my computer to connect to the AirPort Express, but I can't get the AirPort Express to connect to the internet.
Please help!

pen22, Welcome to the discussion area!
Did you configure the AirPort Express (AX) to use the same settings as your CPU to connect to the internet?

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