Should I try to recyle my old AEBS to join a TC-based WDS network?

Actually, I tried to do this -- but with scary results. My query is:
1. Should I try again?
2. Is it worth the trouble and the potential trade-offs?
My stereo system in the far side of my home from the ISP access point where the TC sits and so the network needs a substantial boost in order to reliably play music -- and, perhaps, one day video-- wirelessly there.
I've got four legacy (g-level) AE's in addition to the old antenna-enhanced AEBS and, now, mated with a new TC.
I've set all this up as a WDS WPA/WPA2 network per Apple's sketchy documentation. (No point in dealing with Apple support; they max out help at three units on the network.)
Anyhow, one AE currently serves as a remote while the remaining 3 AE's have simply joined the AirPort network to pump out music in three separate rooms to three separate hi-fi systems. (I assume they are also extending the network's overall reach, as obviously is the solo AE remote, although I am not at all sure about this aspect.)
In any event, I thought, what the heck, why not also connect the old g-string AEBS to the network as a second remote. I duly added its MAC address to the TP's WDS table and made sure that its SSID, passwords, channel, etc. all matched up. I did not add the AEBS MAC address to the AE remote's table since I sought to use as the TC as a unitary hub.) Airport Utility found and set up the AEBS. But, in the process, AU could no longer discover any of the remaining units that had just been there. It took lots and lots of fiddling just to get them back as they had been working beforehand.
Query: Is there a sequence of loading that must be followed for such a dual remote setup? The AEBS would, I would hope, provide me with a solid -- instead of iffy signal -- to my main music listening room. (It packs more wireless punch than the new antenna-less TC.) How can I do this, however, safely -- without losing contact with my prior installed green-lighted AE units?
Thanks.
Message was edited by: ajglass

I would save the current configuration for each device from Airport Utility to file. That way, you can always reimport the settings and get everything back to the current situation quickly if you need to.
You say you didn't add the AEBS to the AE's remote table, but if you have a single network with the TC as the single hub, should the AE even have a remote table? It is configured as a WDS remote, correct?
- cfr

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