Imac connects to Airport Express but iOS devices don't

I just bought the newest Airport express to replace my old airport express router.  I've set it up using the Airport Utility to match the settings of the old router.  The iMac has no issues connecting to it wirelessly, but the iOS devices in the house and the wireless printer all are able to discover it, but not connect (ie. the buffering icon just spins and spins).
I've reset the iOS devices after removing the old network name, but this seems to have no effect either.
Help?

Turns out that I had the network cable plugged into the right network plug rather than the left network plug on the Airport Express.  That simple change and we are up and running!

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