Installing updated firmware to a newly purchased Airport Express

I recently purchased a new Airport Express and just got notice that there is a new firmware upgrade that should be applied. The information that came with the Express is not very forthcoming. I tried searching for information here in the forums on procedures for applying the upgrade but have notice a few folks having issues.
My guess is that I just connect it to the my macbook and download the update. Is there any steps I need to take.
Thanks in advance for all assistance.

By default, when you open the AirPort Utility, it will check to see if the AirPort device has the latest firmware ... and, if not, it will offer you an opportunity to upgrade it. The decision is totally up to you. If you don't want the utility to check each time, you can disable that option. (ref: AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > File > Preferences)

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OK, you have proven to yourself that you are not losing speed over Ethernet.
Wireless is half science and half voodoo.
Sometimes, having a laptop very close to a wireless router will overload it, causing a drop in speed.
There may be a "hidden" network at a house near you, which is causing interference. This will not show up on most scanners
Could be a cordless phone in the area causing difficulty. Won't show on a most scanners.
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OK,
I'm presuming that you can successfully see and connect to the router from the Mac when wireless security is off. This would rule out any issues with incorrect SSIDs, MAC filtering, DHCP disabled, etc.
So use WPA-PSK on the router, key your password in plaintext. There's a WPA Group Rekey Interval below the password field, default of 3600. No idea what it is, either leave it or set it to '0' which turns it off.
Using the default SSID is fine. Using a WEP password is not as secure as WPA if you have the NSA living next door, it's also a lot harder to setup on a Mac.
So you should be able to connect from the Mac, select the wireless network and ensure it prompts you for a WPA password - you can change the password type in the pop-up menu. And you should be good to go.
Otherwise it might be the Keychain.
Fire up Keychain Access, and immediately you're looking with an item with the name of your wireless network. There should be a description of "AirPort Network password" next to it. Select it and click the red delete button at the top. Then try to connect to the network again. Use plaintext password just like you keyed it on the router.
There is a small chance that this will still not work, that the AirPort software is still trying to connect to the network with an old (or no) password (no idea where it stores it, it's not in the keychain any longer), although this blights OSX 10.4 a lot more than 10.3. To try again and get round this, when you choose a network from the AirPort menu, select "Other..." rather than your network name. Then in the dialog box that pops up, select your network and the appropriate security - WPA Personal - and key your password.
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For now, leave the AirPort Express powered off.
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Hello all, I'm having no luck here, and hope you can help me. I am running a MacBook Pro, 2.16 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo, 3 Gigs ram, OS X 10.6.8.I am at work, trying to use a newly purchased AirPort Express to extend the signal from the back office, which has a Linksys WRT54G router. I updated the router's firmware to 1.02.8, build 001, dated 8.5.09. I have tried numerous times to configure the AE using AirPort Utility, and always wind up with an error message, "An error occurred while updating the configuration. Make sure your Apple Wi-Fi base station is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again. (-6753)" During the configuration process, I am asked what I want to do with AE, I have tried both "create a new wireless network," and "I want AE to join my current network," with no success. Any comments will be appreciated.

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Hello,
I couldn't find my situation fully addressed in older posts, so I'm posting one myself.
I am trying to EXTEND my current network with a newly purchased AirPort Express. My equipment is as follows:
Comcast modem connected via ethernet cable to...
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B: Why won't AirPort utility find my AirPort Express?
C: Why, on the two occasions the AP Utility did find the APE, did it not give me the option anywhere to set it up as an EXTENDER to the current network?
D: Is there any other way to add the APE to my network as desired without using AP Utility? (I do have the Negear Genie app, but I don't see options for adding a device for network extension so far)
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A: Why won't AirPort Utility find my Netgear Router?
AirPort Utility works only with an Apple router, as does the utility for a Netgear work only with a Netgear router.
B: Why won't AirPort utility find my AirPort Express?
Any of 3-4 common reasons. We'll have to work on troubleshooting that.
C: Why, on the two occasions the AP Utility did find the APE, did it not give me the option anywhere to set it up as an EXTENDER to the current network?
Apple designed the wireless "extend" feature on their routers to only work with other Apple routers.
D: Is there any other way to add the APE to my network as desired without using AP Utility?
No
Not sure how you want to proceed at this point. It might be possible to use the AirPort Express to extend the Netgear network if you connect it using a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection back to the Netgear router.
If you cannot run the Ethernet cable, your best bet by far is to use another Netgear extender or repeater, which would likely be compatible with your Netgear router.

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First posting so please forgive any mistakes!
I have only switched over to using an iMac about a month ago, and have to say I'm really pleased with its operation.
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