Setup instructions for airport extreme needed

Can anyone please suggest some good instruction sites or downloadable files for the airport extreme?
I tried to install one previously and it didn't work and I returned it, but I would like to try again.
I have a 2008 mac pro on ethernet, an xbox on ethernet and a 2007 mbp and two 2009 mbps plus a 3g iphone and a windows xp pc that I can currently use on my Belkin pre-N router with Virgin internet.
The pc has a Belkin usb N adapter for its connectivity.
The system works pretty well but I was wondering if I would get better speed or coverage from an airport extreme.
Two concerns that I have are that the airport extreme seems to be several years old now (2007?) and I am wondering if it is due for an update soon?
Also, to get faster speeds or less interference, will I be able to set the airport extreme to the 5 ghz band and still have connections to all my current hardware?
Thanks for any advice.

Luis Ortega wrote:
Can anyone please suggest some good instruction sites or downloadable files for the airport extreme?
Try this:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/AirPort_Extreme_Early2009Setup.pdf
The system works pretty well but I was wondering if I would get better speed or coverage from an airport extreme.
That's hard to say. Sometimes speed and/or coverage on the 5 GHz band can be worse than on the 2.4 GHz band, depending on several factors.
Two concerns that I have are that the airport extreme seems to be several years old now (2007?) and I am wondering if it is due for an update soon?
According to Mactracker version 5.2.1 (not the latest version), the newest AirPort Extreme was released in October 2009.
Also, to get faster speeds or less interference, will I be able to set the airport extreme to the 5 ghz band and still have connections to all my current hardware?
The newest AirPort Extreme can use the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands at the same time.

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