Add second wireless router

I need to add a second WiFi access point for coverage in my house.  My primary access point is the Uverse Arris NVG589.  Everything with this is running correctly. When I add a second wireless router (Cisco E1200), I connect Ethernet from the Uverse router to one of the Cisco LAN ports (not the WAN/Internet port), and disabled DHCP and NAT on the Cisco.  However, while the hardwired routing works fine on the Cisco on several devices, I can't get wireless to work:  All wireless devices want to attach on WiFi back to the Uverse, and if I try to force them to connect to the Cisco, I can see that the devices are not getting IP addresses assigned. I've tried using the same SSID as the Uverse as well as a different SSID.  I've tried turning wireless security off on the Cisco.  (I've even tried turning DHCP and NAT back on.)  However, nothing seems to change--Devices can't get an IP address from the Cisco. Any ideas?

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