Using older Extreme as a wifi extender with new tower extreme

Howdy. Trying to set up extended WiFi and having a terrible time. Have new extreme tower as base station as plugged in to cable modem. Trying to use Los Extreme as extender. Took both to Apple store and asked for help. Tech guy said no problem and configured it. I put in same wifi password and hoped I would have plug and play but to no avail. Have used utility to rename old extreme the same as new new extreme and with the same password. No luck. Problem is I do not know enough about "advanced" settings in utility to make this happen. Have 2 iPads and two iPhones (wife and I) plus a LENOVO DESKTOP. any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.

Trying to use Los Extreme as extender.
Is this another "tower" version of the AirPort Extreme, or a previous "flat, square" version, or an older "round' or "dome" shaped AirPort Extreme?
Trying to set up extended WiF
Will the old Extreme "extend the network by connecting too the new AirPort Extreme using a wired Ethernet connection? (highly recommended for best performance).......or......are you planning to try to use the old Extreme to wirelessly extend the network?
is the "new" AirPort Extreme that you have set up and working correctly at this time?
If your old Extreme is compatible with new version of the Extreme, it is easier for most users to use an iPad or iPhone to configure the setup.....but a Mac could be used as well.
Do you know what operating system the Mac is using? If not, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen and then click About This Mac. Post back with the OS X Version that you see there.

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