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Nighthawk M6 Pro MR6500 static client IP setup
Maybe I am going mad but I cant find where in the router to set a client device with a static IP tied to the client MAC address. This is a fairly normal function of routers, so guessing it must be t...
You should be able to communicate the MAC address of the device activating the IP Passthrough under the WebUI Advance Settings. If you are looking for the Reserved IP addresses table found in normal routers, the MR6500 doesn't have it. To setup the static address of the device you should do it by changing the Adapter Settings in Windows (if the device is a Laptop) or in the Connection settings of an IP Camera and then use Port forwarding, UPnP or DMZ, or P2P.
Note that the IP Passthrough will turn off the Wireless radio though.
The MR6500 is truly an expensive brick. In my case, I do get a Public Address from ATT but the Port Forwarding, DMZ, UPnP, and IP passthrough don't work and Netgear refuses to support it because it was manufactured for ATT.
So far I can only use it as a hot spot. đ
Yes indeed manually setting the IP address in each connected device will solve the port forwarding issue; but only if those devices are stationed at one place and not going to connect to other wifi. For example a laptop, manually set the IP will work for this M6500 router; but the moment this laptop is brought to other places, the user needs to set the IP to auto again. When connect back to M6500, manually set the IP again... very annoying & troublesome. That is why i did not mention setting the static ip on each connected device as an option earlier.
This M6500 has other versions/model for worldwide and not limited to ATT. However none of them has IP reserved feature.