How to use airport express as wifi extender?

I have a gateway wifi router from AT&T and I want to extend the wifi range but having problem configuring it. First when I plugged the airport express my Mac's airport utility cannot locate it. Then I decide to hard wire it and my Mac recognized it but it asked for my password when this is my first setup. After resetting airport I managed to bypass the password but now it seems to be picking up another network near by. After changing it to my provider the light on my airport is still blinking and whenever I click on the airport icon on the airport utility it will indicate that the wifi network I have chosen cannot be found and that I should make sure that my main router is plugged. So does anyone who uses AT&T's gateway router has any success in connecting with the express as an extender?

The Amber light is now steady.
The light is green when a device is configured correctly.
The main elements for a roaming configuration are as follows:
o The remote AirPort connects using Ethernet
o Wireless Mode = Create a wireless network
("Extend" is used only with Apple devices when they connnect using wireless only....not Ethernet)
o Wireless network name on the AirPort is the same as the main router
o Wireless Security setting ont the AirPort must match the main router
o Wireless Password on the AirPort must match the main router
o The AirPort must be configured to operate in Bridge Mode

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