How to Connect a NINTENDO DS to an Airport Express

Okay,
I put together all the information from Apple's site and this site but one bit of information I found out myself.
1. Finding directions for your specific Router
Go to this link
http://www.nintendowifi.com/consumerservice/routerSetup.do
2. Select Apple, Then Airport Express
3. Read Directions, the reason why your DS won't log on with your password is because you are using a "paraphrase" Password. What Apple does is takes this simple "Paraphrase" or "Word" that you use and uses an algorithm to turn your "paraphrase" into a proper 10 digit or so, password. Apple does this because they know it's easier for the average user to remember words than random 10 digit numbers.
Unfortunately, the DS wants the proper 10 digit or so HEX password, not your paraphrase.
Nintendo recommends using a Phone number for a password giving you a 10-Digit password.
Unfortunately, I did that and the password still didn't work. When I changed it I input it as the password on the DS and the DS actually made it appear to have worked, but when I tested the connection, I received an error code. Which means this must not be a proper HEX code.
4. Finding out your proper Hex Code. Go to Airport Admin Utilities Found under APPLICATIONS-->Utilities or do a search for it in Spotlight if you have OS X 10.4.
THIS IS THE STEP NO ONE TALKS ABOUT.....
5. Retrieve Your Proper Hex Password. Click on the "Password" Icon at the top which looks like a Padlock. Clicking that will show you a message that says, "To Connect to the Airport Network created by this base station from a computer not using Airport Software, you should use the following: Hex equivalent password (WEP Key):(your key will show up here)"
6. Type that into your DS and your set.

Now my Girlfriend is happy because she gets to play Animal Crossing with other people online!

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