Wifi not working after restoring factory settings

Need some help.
I have an iMac with 10.9 and an older Airport Extreme base station (802.11n, I think it is 2nd Gen.  Square with an indentation around the sides toward the top).
I had been encountering problems so restored to factory settings.
I went through set-up and the unit glows green.  The airport utility shows Internet and Wifi both green.  The iMac can access the internet.
However, the problem is with other devices.
iPhone 5 and iPad mini both see the new wireless network but can't connect to it.  Spining and spinning and spinning.  The iOS airport utility for both devices show internet green and Wifi green.  However no connection on either  Both will connect to other wireless networks fine.
Thanks in advance.

Try changing the name of the AirPort Extreme wireless network and also the password.
Keep the wireless network name short.....no more than 20 characters. 8-10 would be ideal. No special characters like an apostrophe, dollar sign, asterisk, etc.
Use only letters and numbers with no blank spaces in the name.
Same rules for the password, which must be at least 8 characters
Apple's iOS Troubleshooting Guide is here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398

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