Reset airport extreme ac not finding old extreme 802.11n

Have supplanted an Airport Extreme 802.11n with an Airport Extreme 802.11ac.
I have performed a hard reset on the .11n.
I have configured the .11ac to functionally duplicate the network as managed by the .11n. Uses the same network ID as before. Works fine.
I now want to extend my net using the .11n, but it is not visible to the Airport Utility. In particular it does not show under the "Other Wi-Fi Devices" drop-down.
Any ideas on how I might recycle my .11n to do as I want?

It is always a good idea to perform a Factory Default Reset whenever you want to re-purpose an AirPort router, since a "Hard Reset" may not fully erase the older settings stored on the device.
Power off the older AirPort for a minute
Hold in the reset button first, and keep holding for an additional 8-10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power back into the AirPort
Release the reset button and allow a full minute for the AirPort to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
Restart your 802.11ac AirPort and the Mac computer, then check to see if AirPort Utility will find the older AirPort so that you can set it up again.
If you have an iPhone or iPad handy, those devices actually work better than AirPort Utility on a Mavericks Mac, so you might want to try the setup that way.

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Please perform a Factory Default Reset exactly as follows:
Pull the power plug from the back of the AirPort Extreme (AEBS)
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kfc360 wrote:
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So you agree to the lose of the Airport Express removal has caused me to lose enough of a signal to make the Internet...
Sorry but I'm not sure what this long run-on sentence is trying to say.
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