WET610N Won't Connect to Airport Extreme WiFi

Hi all - really strange goings-on.
I have an Airport Extreme base station, configured using WPA2 Personal.
I am trying to setup my WET610N wireless bridge, but it will not connect to the wireless network created by my Airport Extreme.
I use the bridge's web interface to set the password and connect it to my network. My SSID is not broadcast, so I type it in and select WPA2 Personal as the encryption type. I have tried using both the 'AES' and 'AES and TKIP' selections on that security screen to no avail.
I have double-checked that the SSID and passphrase are correct and match my wireless network. I have two cellphones and a Wii that all connect to this wireless network with no problems.
It *looks* like the WET610N is seeing the network, as I see an additional 'wireless client' popup in my Airport base station configuration screen for a few seconds before going away. This is synchronized with the 'wifi' light on the front of the bridge staying on for about 5 seconds straight.
I have tried the reset button and started from scratch. Same result. Any specific configuration that I need to enable on my base station? Other suggestions? Thanks!!

Sorry, thought I answered you - it's on DHCP. It should be automatically getting an IP, and it is. That is how I can connect to the router's web page - 192.168.0.107 (or whatever the IP the device was given).
Do you think I would have better luck if I switched the device to a static IP? Is the subnet mask always 255.255.0.0 when setting to a static IP?

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