Problems with DSL wireless network finding Airport Express to play music

Can anyone help me out here....
I have an airport express that I can not get my wireless network to find. I plug it into the ethernet to set it up then it reads.... "AirPort Utility was unable to find your base station after restarting. The settings for this base station have been successfully updated, but there was a problem re-joining the wireless network or finding the base station. You may need to select your network from the AirPort menu and try again." I am not trying to do nothing more then plug a powered speaker into it to stream my itunes to another room. Im not trying to use it as a bridge or anything like that. I am using a verizon supplied Westall DSL modem/router.

Hi. I think that you want to set up your Airport Express as a client to your router. The information is here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302153
Be sure to disable your WEP on your router otherwise your AE won't be able to communicate with it. You can restablish it when you are done.
Another point is that, when using WEP, the airport express might create a different HEX key than your router -- even if you use the same passphrase. Check your router's hex number, copy and paste that into the space provided in the Airport Express's admin utility.
Make sure that you identify your SSID on the Airport Express, too.

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