Setting up Aiport Extreme for wireless hard drive access

I recently bought an Aiport Extreme Base Station, but I am struggling to set it up.
I want to use the Extreme to access my external hard drive (a Western Digital) wirelessly. I also have an Airport Express, which I currently use to extend my wirless network, and to connect to my speakers with AirTunes. My goal is to access and play my music library (contained on my external hard drive) without wiring my macbook to any external devices.
I already have an adequate wireless network in my home (my wireless router is a 2Wire 3800HGV-B, provided by AT&T).
So, I've already tried to set up the Extreme and failed. Rather than describe what I've tried already, let me tell you what I want, ideally:
1. Access my hard drive wirelessly
2. Access the internet and my hard drive at the same time (I assume this means that I need my Extreme to join my existing wireless network rather than create a new network, since i don't think I can be on two wireless networks at once)
3. Keep my Airport Extreme in a separate room from my 2Wire Gateway (this is preferred but not essential -- if they absolutely need to be connected with an ethernet cable for some reason, I can do that)
Can anyone help me through the setup process? In case you haven't noticed, I don't really know what I'm talking about, so step-by-step instructions would be much appreciated. Thanks!

nononoah, Welcome to the discussion area!
The AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) will not wirelessly join the wireless network provided by the 2Wire.
You will need to either connect the AEBS to the 2Wire via Ethernet or replace the 2Wire with the AEBS.

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