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I've seen numerous posts on setting up the Airport Express to act as a wireless bridge with Verizon's Actiontec router. But I want to bridge the Airport Express to the Actiontec over ethernet so the Airport is the sole wireless source. I can't quite find instructions for this.
Here are instructions for doing this with the Actiontec from DSL Reports, but they are not specific to the Airport Express. Can someone explain to me how to make the appropriate reconfigurations to the Airport Express?
1. Reconfigure your old router to disable their DHCP functions and re-assign their LAN ports to | 192.168.0.2 | 192.168.0.3 | 192.168.0.4 | and so on. We're assuming you will leave your Verizon provided router assigned to port 192.168.0.1 and let it run DHCP to hand out dynamic IP addresses on your LAN as 192.168.0.100 | 192.168.0.101 | 192.168.0.102, ...
To reconfigure an old router you may need to temporarily hard-wire one of it's LAN ethernet ports to your PC and disconnect any other LAN or WAN ports.
Most routers are then configured by opening a browser and going to »192.168.0.1 and walking the menus. The default address for the Actiontec is »192.168.1.1 .
2. Interconnect your routers LAN port-to-LAN port using any number of straight-through CAT5 runs and/or patch cords AND a crossover patch cable. (The connection between two LAN ports must have an odd number of crossover cables).
3. Plug in, turn on and enjoy your LAN. All PCs, printers and other ethernet and/or WiFi (wireless) devices will appear on the same LAN at addresses 192.168.x.y and can share resources. Only your Verizon router will act as a NAT firewall.
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/verizonfios/3.0_Networking#12506

Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
Select your base station and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu. Enter the base station password if necessary.
Click Internet in the toolbar, and then click Internet Connection.Choose Off (Bridge Mode) from the Connection Sharing pop-up menu.
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