Model A1088 Express with Airport Exteme

Hi all, I've got an Airport Express Model A1088, which I want to use in conjunction with an Aiprport Extreme router to extend my wirelss signal to another part of the residence. I d/l the manual for the device, but as is always the case in all things wireless I can't get my head around how to do the settings. I once used Applecare to help and it got *very* complicated, so much that all I really did was the typing while the operator did the figuring out.
All that is gone - I'm on Lion, I've changed my modem, and now all I get it the amber light on the Express. I can't find it in the system either, so can't get any further. Is there a kind soul out there who might help me to get connected? This time I'll make sure I save the details in case I have future problems. As a guide, I used the Express initially to stream iTunes to mt sound system and it worked great. I assume that making changes for it to work with the Extreme might have wiped out those settings. But what would I know .
TIA for any assistance received. I really would like to use computers in the other area of the house. Thanks.

simply push and hold the RESET button on Airport Express for ~10 second, the Airport Express will be reset.
Search WIFI network and find a network with SSID: "Apple Network xxxxxx", the last 6 digits of SSID is the last 6 digits of MAC address of your Airport Express router.
After you are connected to this reseted Airport Express, you can use Airport Agent to modify the settings again.

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