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Making a Managed Network Switch assign IP Addresses within Local Network (No Internet)
Hi! I'm a Multicam Director looking to upgrade his video production services to use NDI off-sight. It's a great tool. NDI uses the local network, and with it I can send video and audio signals an...
“I read that you can give a Static IP address to a Switch, and from there, any device you connect to it will be assigned the IP address...is that true?”
No, that’s not true. Such an IP address makes it possible to access the management interface of the switch only. A switch can provide IP addresses to connected devices only if there is a DHCP server or relay agent running on it. GS510TLP provides only a DHCP relay agent so you still need a DHCP server somewhere.
Why don’t you want to use just another Wi-Fi router? It can provide IP addresses to devices connected directly to it or devices connected to a switch (if connected to the switch as well). It will also make it possible to access your devices through Wi-Fi and provide a firewall if you connect its WAN side to some other network. You don’t even need a switch with a DHCP relay agent if you have just one IP subnet.
It's been two days since I've asked this question, but that's exactly what I did after discussing it with someone.
I bought a router, which is not connected to the internet at all, and I plug my unmanaged switch into which gives POE to my devices, and plug that switch to the router, and boom! The router acts as a DHCP server, easy peasy. And if I'm at an location where I can use their network, I can plug my unmanaged switch into theirs, and boom I'm in their network.
And what I can even do now, is buy a Hotspot with an Ethernet port, plug that into my router, and boom, portable internet.
Thank you for getting back to me! I'm still learning, and purchasing the router made the most sense, I just thought it had to be connected to the internet...but it doesn't.
Best,
Ken
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