How do I create an imac base station wireless network with Airport?

I just got the Macbook Pro and have a G4 imac with an airport card installed. I'm trying to create a network using my imac as the base station - any suggestions on how to do this?

Thanks for your response!
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working. I was following the excellent directions in the attached PDF, when, on page 11 (or was it 10?) the directions just stopped at number 3. It seems there need to be more steps...
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/DesigningAirPortNetworks.pdf
I've followed the step-by-step given on the link you shared - which matches what is found in the PDF. I've done all of that for my imac. However, I'm not sure exactly what settings need to be set on my macbook pro to get it to connect to the internet. I'm close - so close! - as the airport in the menu on my macbook shows 4 bars - but when I try to connect, nothing.
So frustrating! Any help would be golden...

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