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Most Stable Orbi Configuration
Orbi Model: RBK53 V2 (with additional satellite i.e 3 Satellites and 1 Router) Firmware Version: 2.5.1.16 (Updated Manually) I have replaced my NightHawk system with Orbi Mesh System couple of mont...
How do you manage the static IPs of the devices? From the router or the device?
michaelsalk wrote:How do you manage the static IPs of the devices? From the router or the device?
If your main router (NOT Orbi), is your DHCP server and your Orbi router is in AP mode, you would manage them there.
If your Orbi router is in router mode, you would manage them there.
You can choose a static IP on your device, but it may conflict with another device that already has that IP address.
If you desire to manage the static IP address from the device, it would be better to disconnect all wired and wireless devices and build your IP structure one device at a time. Then when you add devices, you can assign an unused IP address and avoid a conflict.
I simply reserved the IP address for the Satellites is this equivalent in performance to the Static IP... it's not changing that is for sure.
