Want to know about the AirPort Express and AirTunes

I have been contemplating purchasing an AirPort Express to stream music from my bedroom into the entertainment room in a 4 bedroom apartment. I have a wireless G D-link router which could be better but its not going to get better any time soon. As far as AirTunes goes, i have been researching it but still have questions on how it works exactly. Also, is it possible to play music through the speakers that are currently hooked up to my computer and through the stero in my living room simulaneously with this device.

So i have the airport express and i want to use internet at the same time as streaming my music to my stereo. I also have a router that i normally use for internet. My problem is, how do i use them at the same time because the airport run's or the router runs not both. I tried running a ethernet cord from the router to the airport express, and i can now recieve internet and stream music, but i want to be able to use my router instead of the express. also if i can't and have to go through the express, can i password protect the internet connection because i have no idea how to use settings for this device?

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    I have a 5 year old Dell PC and purchased Airport Express last year.  I used my iphone 4s to connect and it has been working until recently I lost connection after one of the iphone updates.  I cannot make contact with the unit.  I have even used an ethernet cable that I hooked to my router and still won't work.  I cantinually get this message from Airport Utility.  An error has occurred and I can not do anything else.

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    AirPort Utility - Manual Setup
    Click the Internet icon
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    Update
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    This setting might allow mutliple devices to connect and may not. It's worth a try...I have about a 60-70% success rate at hotels with this setting.
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