Sierra Wireless 881 USB Connect. Airport Extreme

I have Been told that you could plug the Sierra Wireless 881 USB Connect into the back of the Airport Extreme OR iMac because it has the same Airport Extreme Capabilities. Your supposed to be able to just plug it it go to your airport settings and create a network, when you do this its just supposed to show up says the Best Buy and Apple Store Employee's!
I have tried this and it did not work for me.
I want to be able to send out a signal from the Sierra Wireless 881 USB and be able to use all 3 computers on the same network!
The Sierra Wireless 881 USB is just a simple and portable USB connect that you would get at the AT&T store!
If anybody has ANY information I would REALLLLY appreciate some feedback.
Thank You So Much,
CGair

The USB device in question appears to be a mobile broadband modem. That is, wireless broadband through a mobile telephone network. This is not the same as a "local" wireless network (Wi-Fi).
I want to be able to send out a signal from the Sierra Wireless 881 USB and be able to use all 3 computers on the same network!
In order to do this, you would typically need a dedicated mobile broadband router with Wi-Fi capabilities (available from a number of manufacturers), and with specific support for the USB modem used.
Alternatively, it may be possible to use a special adapter (such as this example) between the USB modem and the (Ethernet WAN port of an) AirPort Extreme base station. I have not tested this, though.
Jan

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