Using Airport Express to create a connection between two Macs

We have two G5s in the office, one of them has built-in Airport and the PowerMac doesn't. We have Airport Express but we aren't sure whether it can be used as hardware to allow the non-built-in-Airport G5 to HAVE wireless access to the other Mac's files and so forth...
In other words functioning as a server connection or a network between the two.
The Airport Express didn't come with a USB cable, thus my suspicions.. Is this meant to be used solely with Macs with built-in Airport?
Many thanks,
Anne

The USB port on the AirPort Express (AX) is ONLY for a single compatible USB printer.
The AX can be used to allow a non-wireless computer connect to a wireless network (via it's Ethernet port) ONLY if the AX is configured to use WDS to connect to the wireless network. If the wireless network is created by another AX or an AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS), using WDS is possible.
Be aware that each WDS link cuts your available bandwidth in half.

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2) create a new Wi-Fi network using the TC ?
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Update the TC..
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Stefan Gregor wrote:
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Open AirPort Utility and check to see if the AirPort Extreme is visible.
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