How to set up a airport xpress as a part of wifi network

I have a wifi set up that is hooked up to the internet and i have my airport xpress that i use to connect to my audio system for sound when playing from Itunes
The problem is that i can only choose one wifi network from the computer, so if im on itunes and playing music i cant get on line becasuse my wifi for internet is another network... How can i set my airport xpress as a part of the same network so i can listen to itunes and be on the net at the same time... Basically i want to use the airport xpress only as airplay

The AirPort Express device should be configured to join the wireless network of your router.

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