Mac OS X Server - Airport or other wireless hub

I want to set up this network topology,
Cable Modem->Mac OS X Server->Switch->Airport Extreme (or other wireless hub like a d-link or linksys)
so that the server is acting as DHCP server, firewall etc. and the wireless hub is just allowing for wireless service (i.e. I don't need any of the routing or firewall services from the wireless hub). Can I do this? How do I set it up? Is the Airport Extreme capable of doing this? Thank you for any help you can provide.

Ok, so I have the Airport set up, connected via ethernet and pulling it's IP via DHCP. It's pulling that IP address fine from the OS X server. It's also broadcasting it's wireless signal just fine which my laptops can see. NAT is enabled on the server as well. But, the laptops can't seem to pull an IP address through the bridge (the airport) from the server's DHCP server.
Please help.

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AC Power                   -1*
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hibernatemode      0
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hibernatefile      /var/vm/sleepimage
autorestart        1
panicrestart       15
displaysleep       1
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   CPUBoundAssertion                       0
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   ChargeInhibit                           0
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   PreventUserIdleSystemSleep              0
   ExternalMedia                           0
   DisableLowPowerBatteryWarnings          0
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   NoRealPowerSources_debug                0
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I Have the same issue with pleasesleep.
No ARD Session without sleep ;-)
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I found a AppleScript called Nacrolepsy 2.0
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Is it possible to set up an Airport Extreme network
so that only people with user names and passwords in
the Open Directory on my Mac OS X Server can access
it?
I'm picturing a scenario where users would be
prompted for the same user name and password they use
for other network services when they attempt to join
the wireless network.
Our Airport Extreme access point is connected to the
second Ethernet port on an original-model XServe
that's running Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 (soon to be
upgraded to 10.4.x).
What you seem to be describing, is WPA2/Enterprise level security. This would require you to run some type of Radius Server on your XServe, and you would simply duplicate the name & password they use on the XServe on the Radius Server. BTW, this is considered one of the most secure methods of running a wireless network in the corporate world.
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I have my AIrPort Express setup for my Mac Mini and I have dell computer that I want to share the wireless network. Is it possible to setup a wireless network with my mini and the pc using only the AirPort Express? Is the Airport Express a wireless router?
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If your Mac Mini is connecting to the Express using wireless, then this confirms that the device is working correctly.
The Express is a wireless router that can support up to 10 wireless connections, so your Dell computer should be able to connect assuming that its wireless card is working correctly, and the Dell indentifies the network and enters the correct wireless network password.
If you are having difficulty with the Dell PC connecting, this Windows troubleshooting document might help:
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Can some one translate these instructions D-Link DI-524: installation as wireless HUB/Bridge General ON ALL TYPES OF ROUTERS DHCP SERVER HAS TO BE DISABLED ON ALL TYPES OF ROUTERS UPnP ALSO HAS TO BE DISABLED OTHERWISE YOU CAN SEVERELY HINDER OTHER USE

D-Link DI-524: installation as wireless HUB/Bridge
General
ON ALL TYPES OF ROUTERS DHCP SERVER HAS TO BE DISABLED
ON ALL TYPES OF ROUTERS UPnP ALSO HAS TO BE DISABLED
OTHERWISE YOU CAN SEVERELY HINDER OTHER USERS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD!
Practical example: D-Link DI-524
The DI-524 is a wireless router.Although the manufacturer doesn't mention this, you can also install this device as a wireless hub.Of course this is not supported by the manufacturer. Therefor you have nowhere to go in case of any problems Plug in the power cord of the DI-524. Do not yet connect the network cable!Search for existing wireless networks with your computer. Connect with the router.This can for example be done like this:
Click the start-button (at the bottom in the left corner of your screen).
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Connect to the router. In most cases the router will be called 'default'.Check your IP-address: you get an IP address from the DI-524
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In this case the address is 192.168.0.1
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!! YOU HAVE TO DISABLE UPnP ON ALL TYPES OF ROUTERS
OTHERWISE YOU CAN SEVERELY HINDER OTHER USERS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD!
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If you do not have a D-link router, look up in the manual or somewhere else where you can disable UPnP
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akertrav wrote:
Thank you for that what I have been trying to do is extend the range of my wifi witha second dilink router. I was hoping for some mac based directions to achive this rather than the PC based as presented. Thank you for your ireply Paul

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