Why can't I print remotely through Airport Extreme or Airport Express?

I am currently on a WEP-protected network and can no longer print remotely. (The Airport Express worked fine on my last network which wasn't WEP protected). I can't even get the Airport Utility to find either my Airport Extreme base station or my Airport Express. I cannot remove the WEP protection from the network. I have tried plugging the printer into the Airport base station directly and still no printing. Why does the problem seem to be connected to WEP protection and what can I do about it?

The WEP key has to entered onto the Airport Express through the Admin Utility. Find the key on your router, and then copy and paste the key into Express. If that doesn't work, try putting a $ in front of the WEP key on the Express.

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