Iphone won't work with airport express

ok, so i've set up a wireless network on my airport express using my imac which has no trouble connecting to the network, however my iphone won't even detect that a network exists. my iphone has no trouble connecting to two unlocked neighborhood networks as does my imac. I set up my own network to be unlocked and have no security but still no dice, my phone still does not detect it. what am I missing?

Hello zacmobile. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Is your AirPort Express Base Station (AX) the older 802.11g or newer 802.11n? If the 802.11n version, which radio mode do you have it configured for? The default for the newer AX is "802.11n (b/g compatible)". The the iPhone should work with this mode, but you have the option to change the AX to operate in one of the non-"n" modes, like "802.11g only."

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