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MovedGoalPosts · 17-05-2011, 16:41

Often you can specifically set an IP address for a device, on the device itself rather than relying on the router.

Ensure the router has a reserved range of IPs that it can't allocate, so if you are in the range of 192.168.1.xx set it so that it will only allocate to 192.168.1.100-150.

On devices such as windows computers, then simply edit the network connection TCP/IP properties to use a fixed IP address outside the allocated range i.e. 192.168.1.50, rather than picking up stuff dynamically. You'll probably also need to set the gateway (router IP address), subnet and DNS.

17-05-2011, 16:41	#3
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Router - specific IP address for specific devices Often you can specifically set an IP address for a device, on the device itself rather than relying on the router. Ensure the router has a reserved range of IPs that it can't allocate, so if you are in the range of 192.168.1.xx set it so that it will only allocate to 192.168.1.100-150. On devices such as windows computers, then simply edit the network connection TCP/IP properties to use a fixed IP address outside the allocated range i.e. 192.168.1.50, rather than picking up stuff dynamically. You'll probably also need to set the gateway (router IP address), subnet and DNS.