How to add airport express to my current wireless network

Hi guys.
I have a dlink router (ac) configured as NAT and a friend of mine gave me an airport express (ac) to extend my current wireless network.
I believe that i should configure the airport express as bridge mode in order to mantain my current ip range.
I'm trying to configure the airport express but i can't even loggin to it.
The question.
Can i use this device to extend my current wireless network or do i need an airport base station to do this?.
Thanks so much and any help would be really appreciated.
Regards.
Francisco.

Can i use this device to extend my current wireless network or do i need an airport base station to do this?.
Unfortunately, the answer is that neither an AirPort Express nor an AirPort Extreme is compatible with a D-Link router....or any other 3rd party router for that matter.....if you are trying to have the the AirPort device extend the signal using wireless.
The AirPort Express can extend a signal from another Apple router.
'm trying to configure the airport express but i can't even loggin to it.
You may have received an older version of the Express that is not compatible with the newer Mac operating system that you are using.
Look for the model number of the Express on the side of the device.....hard to see in the faint print.....you may need a magnifying glass. If you see model A1084 or A1088, these older versions are no longer supported by Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks operating systems.
The workaround is that you must use a Mac that is running Leopard or Snow Leopard, or a PC to be able to administer the older versions of the AirPort Express models.

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