Multiple AEBS, How to choose a specific base station?

Hello - I have a new AEBS N as well as an older UFO-shaped AEBS. Both are connected to the internet via ethernet and I am sharing a wireless network between the two. I have one printer and 2 USB hard drives hooked up to the AEBS N via Air Disk. So far so good.
The question I have is in regard to which base station I am attached to. Is there a way to switch from one base station to the other without having to pull the power cord on the one I want to disconnect from? I ask this because if I move to the second level of my house which has the UFO-shaped AEBS then I will get my wireless connection via that base station however I still wish to stay connected to the AEBS N on the lower level which has the printer and USB drives attached to it. Going through the old AEBS through the new N one to access the hard drives really slows down hard drive access time, and it is much speedier with a direct connection.
Thanks.

Same here... Not sure what the deal is with that... How can you see the other and the drives connected to it through the other one, but if you are connected to the other one, you can't get on the internet... Not good. When I moved and it automatically connected to the one that can't access the internet, I selected it through AirPort Utility and restarted it, the computer than found the one with the internet while the other one was off line restarting. Not a fix, but easier than unplugging it. I'm sure Apple is working on a TON of fixes for this thing... Time will tell and it will take time to perfect it!

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