Unable to Read Configuration (Airport Extreme w. OS 10.2.8/G4)

I purchased an Airport Extreme Base Station. I am unable to configure it through the Airport Setup Assistant v 3.1. I get the following error when I click on the [Configure] icon "The Airport Admin Utility was unable to read the configuration of the selecetd base station". Airport works fine with my G4, but I cannot configure it so it will work with my PC laptop. Futher details:
Mac OS 10.2.8
Airport Setup Assisitant v3.1
Apple Base Station v 5.7
Mac G4 400 MHz w/ MacWireless 11g PCI Card
G4   Mac OS X (10.2.x)  

I get an authentication error. My PC can see the Airport, but get past it. Do you have any tips on why I cannot access the configuration function of Airport Admin Utility? I see a lot of postings re this error but no real solutions yet.
Thanks for your reply!

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