PIN-based guest access for airport express

how do I setup PIN-based guest access for airport express?
I have a 2010 iMac OS X 10.6.8 and an Airport Express of the same era.
Thanx in advanced...
Siegfried

Hello Bob,
Thank you for your time on this. I apologize for not giving you a more complete picture of what was going on.
I should have included that I had already performed the steps that you shared and had gotten to the place where I would enter the PIN.
The problem was that, after entering a PIN that I had come up with, the "continue" button never became active. I called Apple Care and ended up talking to 3 different people before I found someone that knew the answer. The answer is that the guest computer (client) MUST be present inorder for me to complete the setup. So, problem is now solved. Thanx...
Siegfried

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