Problems connecting a second airport express to a stereo

Since I moved to 10.5 i lost my connection to an airport express which I had connected to a stereo.
I have an airport express base station which is working. How do I connect to the xpress at the stereo?

You need to set your main base station (the one connected to cable or DSL modem) up for WDS first otherwise there's nothing to search for when you set your remote and relay stations.
Make sure you have your base stations named so you can tell which one you are working with. I would unplug the second one when you set the first to help avoid this possible confusion.
Go to the WDS tab in Airport Admin Utility and turn on WDS. Set the base station as being the "main base station."
If you have your main base station working already this should be about all you need to set.
For the second base station, you should Turn on WDS but set it as a remote. Relay is only necessary if you want to "chain" stations together to reach more distant areas.
Click network tab and turn off distribute IP addresses if it is turned on. You do not need this as the main base station will take care of this. It should be turned on for the main station, but already is if it is working.
On the internet tab, you can leave configure using DHCP on, but you do have the option to set the addresses manually. I would recommend using DHCP until you are more familiar with how to set this.

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    MacTags wrote:
    Require Help,
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    Sure...
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    juspur wrote:
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