How to distribute the Internet from one Keenetic router to another?

Question

ZyXEL

Hello.
Home Internet scheme: provider -> keenetic ultra -> cables to devices. Everything is working.
Then I got another keenetic lite II. There is a task to connect it as a device after the first router and distribute the Internet from it to a couple more devices.
The settings have been reset. What is the problem: I plug a cable from router #1 into the WAN port, router #2 receives IP from the first router, everything is fine.
But at the same time, the Internet on the router #2 itself does not work (it cannot receive updates and does not ping to any sites).
Where to dig? Thank you.

Answer 1

You need to change the ip of the second keenetic so that there is no conflict. If you want to use 2 keenetic as a router, then there must be different addresses: 192.168.x.1 and 192.168.y.1. If you want to use it as an access point, then the addresses: 192.168.1.x and 192.168.1.y, x and y are NOT from the dhcp range.

Answer 2

Kenetics have special operating modes for this case https://zyxel.ru/kb/4548/
If you need to expand the Wi-Fi zone with an Ethernet connection, you need the Access Point mode.
If you do not have these modes, update the firmware and select these modes in the System - Update section