Need help configuring Airport Express in my home observatory

Hi
Is is possible to use my Airport Express (newest version) ethernet port to connect my Vixen Sphinx Mount which has a port to my home network to control using my computer?
If so how should I configure. It is currently extending my network.
Thanks
Herbert

If your AirPort Express has been configured to extend the network, then the LAN <-> Ethernet port is already enabled.
Check to make sure it is working by temporarily connecting a laptop or desktop computer using an Ethernet cable. Temporarily, turn off the wireless on the computer.
If the computer can connect to the Internet, then you know that the port on the Express is operating correctly.
We can't help on the setup of the actual Vixen product, but if it connects to a network using a normal Ethernet connection, it should work with the proper set up.

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