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DHCP - How to release IP on RBS50 satellite?
My satellite connects to the base router via wireless backhaul. Base router has DHCP enabled. First time I turned them on, the satellite requested and received a DHCP address. I wanted to change ...
FURRYe38 wrote:Go in under Advanced Tab/Setup/LAN setup on the RBRs web page. Select ADD, this will show a list of connected devices. Find the RBS and it's IP address. Select it. Scroll down the page and you find a IP/MAC and Device name entry boxes. You can change the IP address here. Select Save. This will take you back to the Device list. Select Apply, this will reboot the RBR. Power OFF the RBS then back on. The RBS should have the new IP address you configured.
Well, if you read my post, you'll know that I already did this. But okay. I tried again, by which, I mean I browsed to Advanced/Setup/LAN Setup, selected the previous reservation I had made, clicked "DELETE", and then recreated it again.
And this time after a few minutes, yes, it came back up with the correct address. So that's good. Yay.
But also: sigh. I've lost all confidence in Orbi.
It should work. It has for me. You do have to power OFF then back ON the RBS once you configure the new IP address. I always use the same configuration when I'm setting up my RBS. Thus I always know what IP address the RBS is using when needed for UI and Debug web page access.
ryanaroha wrote:
FURRYe38 wrote:Go in under Advanced Tab/Setup/LAN setup on the RBRs web page. Select ADD, this will show a list of connected devices. Find the RBS and it's IP address. Select it. Scroll down the page and you find a IP/MAC and Device name entry boxes. You can change the IP address here. Select Save. This will take you back to the Device list. Select Apply, this will reboot the RBR. Power OFF the RBS then back on. The RBS should have the new IP address you configured.
Well, if you read my post, you'll know that I already did this. But okay. I tried again, by which, I mean I browsed to Advanced/Setup/LAN Setup, selected the previous reservation I had made, clicked "DELETE", and then recreated it again.
And this time after a few minutes, yes, it came back up with the correct address. So that's good. Yay.
But also: sigh. I've lost all confidence in Orbi.