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RBS50 - static device hardwired to a satellite is not showing up in attached devices.
I've got an RBR50 with 2 RBS50 satellites. I have a security camera with a static IP hardwired to one of the satellites. The camera pings and is working fine, but it does not show up at all as an a...
Hi CrimpOn,
Thanks for your reply.
All of my cameras are setup with static IPs on the cameras themselves. I don't assign them an IP within the router. No dhcp. This is the only camera that is hardwired. The others are using WiFi and are showing up fine.
I see where you're going so, for grins, I started a continuous ping on the hardwired camera and checked to see if it showed up.
Nope. Same thing. It's like the router doesn't know it's there. The camera works fine and this is more of an annoyance than anything. Still... It would be nice to see *all* devices on my network.
Thanks for your reply.
All of my cameras are setup with static IPs on the cameras themselves. I don't assign them an IP within the router. No dhcp. This is the only camera that is hardwired. The others are using WiFi and are showing up fine.
I see where you're going so, for grins, I started a continuous ping on the hardwired camera and checked to see if it showed up.
Nope. Same thing. It's like the router doesn't know it's there. The camera works fine and this is more of an annoyance than anything. Still... It would be nice to see *all* devices on my network.
Since the camera is using a static IP, it never asks the router for a DHCP address. The WiFi connected cameras do tracked since they connect to the WiFi and get authenticated.
I likewise have several IP cameras on my network. I have them use DHCP, but I setup a DHCP Reserved Address for them on the Advanced -> Setup -> LAN Setup page. That way my cameras would always be issued the same IP. I used to have static IPs on the cameras with my prior router, and IIRC I saw the same issue you did until I changed my setup to use Reserved Addresses instead of static IPs.
Hi Tom,
Thought I'd test your theory so I set the camera to dhcp and added it to the reserved list with the same IP. I was dead in the water for awhile and had visions of climbing up in the garage to connect my laptop directly to the camera again to reconfigure it. It was a royal pain in the butt getting it up there in the first place.
After the *second* reboot of the router, it finally dished out the correct IP to the camera and it started working.
That being said.... it is still not showing up in either attached devices list. So.... it doesn't seem to matter if I have the camera set to static or not, so I changed it back to static. For whatever reason, having a device hardwired to a satellite (at least on my system) doesn't report to the router.
If I had some hair, I'd lose it.
Thanks for your reply and giving me something to try. I've been an IT guy since 1985 and actually enjoy this.... even though it can be maddening at times.
Cheers,
Marty
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update? Then connect your cameras via DHCP and let them acquire an IP address to see if they appear in the list?
FURRYe38 wrote:Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update? Then connect your cameras via DHCP and let them acquire an IP address to see if they appear in the list?
Ummmmm.... no. I don't want to go to all that trouble just for this little annoyance. IMO.... you shouldn't have to do this if the router and firmware is worth its salt. I'm starting to wonder now.
I did change my dhcp pool so that these cameras don't fall within its range. No luck. Still not showing up in active devices.
I'm not overly concerned with this issue. Maybe, if Netgear is listening, they will fix this in a future firmware release. I'm not holding my breath.
Thanks for your replies and your time.
Cheers,
Marty
