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Thank you very much for this informative answer.
I do have some basic knowledge in networking, but not much more than that.
I think that the only easy option left is to set the router as an extender.
One of the reasons I bought this router (except for the price) is that I wanted an easy setup (it ...

what do you mean by "same subnet" ?
same IP class (192.168.1.x) or same subnet (255.255.255.0) ?
as I said before, when I set the Xiaomi router as a network extender (repeater mode) it delegates the DHCP to the FiberBox and then everything works (except for some functions of the router).
I prefer to ...

Wolfgan, I tried this but then the Xiaomi router claims there's no internet connection - it's probably not planned to work this way as a chained-wireless-hub :)

Nadahar,
Can you please elaborate on this?
I can set a static IP to my computer through the Xiaomi DHCP, and then set port forwarding ...

Yes, I tried to give static IP to my computer, but it doesn't connect to the network - looks like the Xiaomi doesn't allow it.
Another weird thing - on my Android phone, I have an app called "Hot Remote" which is a Remote-On-LAN from the cable provider.
My phone gets IP in the Xiaomi range (31.x ...

Hello.
I recently bought a new Xiaomi Mini router.
My network connection is cable modem/router, called "FiberBox" in Israel (it's a Saegem device).
This fiberbox is also a media center (renderer).
My infrastructure is as followed:

1. Cable line
2. Fiberbox (functions as router, DHCP, media center ...