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jsurpless
Aspirant
May 08, 2022

Assigning Static IP Address To Device Not Working?

I'm trying to assign dedicated static IP addresses to certain devices (namely, smart light switches).   It appeared to work just fine for the 1st one, I didn't even have to reboot the device.  But ...
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Fl1ntstone
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Jul 30, 2019
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Hi,

 

Sounds like if you add a new Orbi system to your exisiting WiFi router then it will need to be in AP mode and will need to be a different SSID; two SSIDs in total?  I would though recommend that you turn off the SSID on your router and move it to the Orbi system and you will then only need to have one SSID?

 

CheerZ

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    jsurpless
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    May 08, 2022
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    Hi CrimpOn

     

    Thanks for the reply - good point on the static vs reserved.  My own OC will appreciate the distinction 😉

     

    It's not ideal but I found that rebooting the Orbi did the trick.

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      CrimpOn
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      May 08, 2022
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      jsurpless wrote:

      It's not ideal but I found that rebooting the Orbi did the trick.

      A much simpler solution.  (Why do I have this mania about seeing how long my Orbi can stay "up"?)  A reboot certainly takes less time than my process.