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If you're setting a static IP on the device itself, it's best to set it outside of the DHCP pool range (to prevent the router issuing the same address to another device). If you're reserving an IP address for a device on the router (to effectively make it static), this will typically be an address inside the DHCP pool as the router is controlling it. Hope that helps clear things up :)

@@bytemypi2918 Got it! Thanks again.

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@@bytemypi2918 thank you for addressing this. I know it is probably more me than most people; but sound is so often overlooked. I am glad to hear you get it too. Am now a loyal sub, lol

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As a belated follow-up to your query. Did you get a solution to your specific static IP issue? I'm asking as I've recently changed to a dynamic ISP (mobile data sim through router) and because its not static it's compromising my online bank's security set up that looks for a static IP . Was hoping the explanation on the OP was going to fix it. Appreciate any response.

I had a few issues with an ISP's DNS server in the past, but if yours works reliably then go for it! Thanks for your feedback.

@@bytemypi2918 Thanks for asking this question and thanks for replying!

@@bruce-le-smith No problem :)

I don't think you'll be able to assign devices to different (public) static IPs with the Netgear Orbi as it's a consumer level device.

You're welcome. You won't be able to set your public IP address. It will be provided by your ISP. They will also be able to tell you what its Subnet Mask is. Even if you could set a public IP address, the 192.168... range is reserved for private (internal) networks - it's not routable over the internet. Hope that helps :)

I'm not familar with helium mining, but if it involves setting up an internal static IP address then you should be good to go :)

You're welcome. With printers its often easier to fix the IP address by reserving it on the router.

@@bytemypi2918 so by reserving it in the router settings I do the plotters ip static? So when the router drops connection when it will come back it will have the same ip??

@@grigorischaralampopoulos4999 Spot on, that's exactly how it works :)

@@bytemypi2918 thank you very much you are great!!

that's what I have also seen. hmmm

Hi, if you're wanting to reserve an IP address on your home network from your Orbi router then, yes, you should be able to do this. The following is taken from the Netgear Orbi user manual: To reserve an IP address: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi network. 2. Enter orbilogin.com. A login window opens. 3. Enter the admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED>Setup>LANSetup. The LAN Setup page displays. 5. In the Address Reservation section of the page, click the Add button. 6. In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server. The page adjusts. 7. Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x. 8. Type the MAC address of the computer or server. Tip: If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC address from the Attached Devices page and paste it here. 9. Click the Apply button. The reserved address is entered into the table. The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the router’s DHCP server. Reboot the computer. Hope that helps :)

That's ok. You're best bet is probably to reserve any IP addresses that you don't want to change on your router.

@@bytemypi2918 I liked the suggestion here to set a reservation outside of scope on the router, and to also set the same static ip on the NAS kzfaq.info/get/bejne/osB6lstyl7-leH0.html

The short answer is no - at least not on a home network. The more technical answer is it depends on the subnet mask. Most home networks have a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (known as a Class C network). This gives you 256 IP addresses, so for example you may have the IP range 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.0.255. If, as your asking, you wanted to be able to change both the third and fourth group of numbers (known as octets) in your IP addresses, and still have them on the same network, you would also need to change the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0. This is what's known as a Class B network and would give you an enormous 65,536 IP addresses, which is one of the reasons you'd normally never see this in a home network setting. Be aware, if you made this change (which I wouldn't advise), you'd need to do it on every device on your network. Also, you may need a business class router - having never tried, I'm not sure if a consumer grade router would even support it. As you can see, stepping up from a Class C to Class B network is a huge change. However, you can take much smaller steps. The next step up from a standard home network would be to use a subnet mask of 255.255.254.0. This would give you 512 IP addresses. In this case, you could have an address range of 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.1.255, for example. This still won't allow you to freely change the numbers in the third octet. You can see in this example, you could have either a zero or a one (and still be on the same network). Again, in this scenario, all devices on the network would need to use this new address scheme to be able to communicate with one another, and you'd also need to make sure that your router supports it. The bottom line is, I wouldn't recommend making any of these changes unless you're confident in what you're doing, or you could easily end up with an unusable network. Phew, that turned into a lengthy explanation! You can probably tell, it's quite an involved topic - entire books have been written on the subject. Hope that helps :)

@@bytemypi2918 very helpful reply, thank you again

You're welcome. If you don't plan on using any addresses outside of the DHCP range then setting the router to use all of the assignable range (assuming it doesn't already) is fine :)

@@bytemypi2918 thanks hope you have good day

Providing the static IP is in the same network range, traffic will still reach the device. Just be aware that, if setting a static IP on the device itself, because the router didn't assign the address (and therefore won't be aware of it), it's advisable to set it to an address outside of the router's DHCP scope to avoid any potential conflicts. Hope that helps :)

Having two routers is a little unusual on a home network. Can't you just set your static IPs on the main router? Is there a specific reason that you need a second router?

The main router is DHCP so it's giving random Ips to devices my family connects, but the one I have in my room I want it to be static to keep certain Ips to the devices I connect with in the room

I want to share files in my router in the room, PC to PC or tablet and phones I want to remote my files

I don't want the Ips to change Everytime I connect a device

@@alroymanuel4258 The biggest problem running a second router inside the first router's network is that you're creating a double NAT, which is rarely ideal. Another issue is that devices connected to router 2 won't be able to communicate with devices connected to router 1 and vice versa. The last issue is that, if you have a wireless network on both routers, you could get interference if they use the same channel - this is only really an issue on the older 2.4Ghz network though. If the above points haven't put you off and you still want to proceed, you need to connect the router in your room's WAN port to one of the LAN ports on the router in the living room. Next, login to the router in your room's web interface and set the WAN port (internet) connection to DHCP. Then set this router with a static IP address and create a DHCP network on the same range in its LAN settings. Note. This network must be different from that of the main router. For example, if the main router is using 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.200, you could use the IP range 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.200 on the second router. With the routers configured in this way, you should still have internet access on both networks and be able to configure the devices on the second router's network with static addresses to be able to access one another. Hope that helps :)

Hi there, sorry to hear you're having trouble. So I guess you've set your Windows PC with a static IP address of 192.168.0.150 - that really is following along! When you say it's not showing up anywhere, do you mean you can't even ping it? What are you trying to accomplish?

@@bytemypi2918 Thank you for the rapid response. Thank you! Well...sort of an update. I changed the IP again, this time to 105, and it appears to have worked. However, this particular PC has been very persnickety. One day we can see it, the next day not. One day we can see it but access noting and the next day okay. We have a home office with four other computers. The difficult one is the most important one. It's anti-social, I will see tomorrow if it still works.

@@ionamic That's ok. Intermittent issues are always the worst. Fingers crossed it's still working tomorrow :)

@@bytemypi2918 Well, just FYI, it did not work the next day. Once again...invisible. It has been an on-going problem with this computer. I even replaced the ethernet card thinking that was the problem. We have had a new modem. No change. In fact, do you suppose it would be better if I set up the static addresses on the modem?

@@ionamic That's not good. It can only really be two things: either software or hardware. As you've already replaced the network adapter that should rule out faulty hardware. I'd try running a live Linux distro on the problematic computer and see if its accessible while doing this. If you're not familiar with this process, have a look at my Multiboot USB video and try something like Linux Mint. I don't think making changes on your modem/router will make much difference, but there's nothing to lose by giving it a try. Good luck :)

You're welcome. With a device such as an ipad, you may be better off reserving an ip address for it on your router. This way you can leave the iPad set to DHCP but every time it connects to your wireless network it will still get the same IP address that you set for it on the router. Depending on your router model, you may need the mac address of the iPad. If so, you can get this by going into the iPad's 'Settings', then into 'General' and 'About'. You should see it next to 'Wi-Fi Address'. Hope that helps :)

@@bytemypi2918 Many thanks but I am still confused how I set up a reserved IP address for my ipad. I have an EE smart Hub and under the heading 'IPv4 devices, Address Table' it lists my Ipad as 192.168.1.54 accompanied by the correct Mac Address plus Lease Time left 00:18:56:23 Does this mean this is a Reserved IP address for my Ipad, if not could you please tell me how to set a reserved address on this router? thanks again

@@bytemypi2918 Forgot to mention the DHCP range is set from 50 to 253

@@MikeT-yy3 Hi, take a look at the following support page: ee.co.uk/help/help-new/phones-and-devices/ee/bright-box-2-wireless-router#top-tips/reserve-an-ip-address

@@bytemypi2918 Thanks a lot for your time and patience. My router is the EE Smart Hub and I can't find anything that mentions Reserved IP address, maybe its Port Forwarding on this router which has an IP address of 192.168.1.254 if that helps. I could send you snapshots if you have an email address I can use. In the Advanced settings, if I select my Ipad in the device names, there is a button that says 'Always use this IP address' which I have set to ON, could this be what I need? I am really out of my depth at the moment