Is it possible to setup AirPort Express as Wireless Bridge but won't allow wifi access through it?

What I want to do is connect a printer to the AirPort Express through it's ethernet and wirelessly bridge to my main router (AirPort Extreme). But is it possible to turn off the AirPort Express' wifi access? Meaning it's wifi is solely used for bridging to my main router and block off other devices access to it through it's wifi? The only solution I can think of is giving the AirPort Express a different name and password, but is there a better way of doing it?

What I want to do is connect a printer to the AirPort Express through it's ethernet and wirelessly bridge to my main router
That is possible, assuming that the AirPort Express will be located where it can receive a strong wireless signal.
But is it possible to turn off the AirPort Express' wifi access? Meaning it's wifi is solely used for bridging to my main router and block off other devices access to it through it's wifi?
Configure the AirPort Express to "join a wireless network".....not "extend a wireless network"..... and it will provide no additional wireless signal coverage.
The only solution I can think of is giving the AirPort Express a different name and password,
That won't work, since the AirPort Express must be configured to connect to the AirPort Extreme wireless network using the same name and same password as the main network.

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