How to configure the airport extreme as wireless bridge?

how can i configiure the airport to function as a wireless bridge?
i have connected my airport now with a wire to the modem/router delivered by the local internetprovider (THomson DWG850).
Since this device has not much reach I want to connect the airport extreme wireless and position in the living room to have better reach?
or do i need toc hang the settings in the Thomson? does anyone know where to find the admin password of the Thomson?
thanks in advance
Eric

how can i configiure the airport to function as a wireless bridge?
Sorry, but it is not possible to configure the AirPort Extreme for this type of setup. You will need to connect the AirPort Extreme to the Thomson router using an Ethernet connection.
does anyone know where to find the admin password of the Thomson?
Google turned this up in 5 seconds. There may be others if you look.
Thomson default passwords

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