How do I include Time Capsule with my new AT&T U-verse network?

AT&T U-verse network (3 HD TVs, telephone & 18 Mbps Internet) was installed last week and is running great.  It has one AT&T WAP attached to the latest AT&T Motorola NVG510 router about a foot away.  First I want to incorporate a 2007 vintage 2TB TC into the network to have Time Capsule backup and the Airport functionality I had before U-verse sans the horrible speed (3.5 Mbps on a rare good day).  Then I want to expand the network for whole house coverage using a 2005 vintage Airport Extreme attached via Ethernet to the far end of the house.
Is this old Apple equipment slowing down my network?  All my computing hardware is Apple... 2 MBPs, 2 iPhone 4Ss, 2 iPads 4th generation, HP 309c network printer (USB, BT & WiFi, no e-print), 500GB USB2 HD.  Another 6TB is attached to a new MBP 9.1 via Thunderbolt and FW800.
I've read several posts similar to this, but they talked about the former AT&T 2-wire router or earlier versions of this Motorola router. I figure anything older than this year--2013-- is mostly obsolete.
Thank you for your help.

Put the TC in bridge and plug it into the main router.. that will work fine.
Extending network by roaming with a 2005 extreme can work.
Is this very first N wireless model.. if it is the old UFO one.. they are only G wireless.. and although it will not slow your internet if the client is up close.. it will be slow for LAN connection.. 18Mbps is about the max real world transfer speed you will get out of G wireless.
What is worse is that the Airport utility will not work with non-N wireless.. AE.. so you will also need to use an old computer or windows with 5.6 utility or install by trickery 5.6 onto the Mountain Lion.

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