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NETGEAR WAX610 Dual-Band WiFi 6 Access Point
Hi. I want to create a local network that allows my devices to communicate directly with each other without having an internet connection. This way, I can use a master/slave app during band rehearsa...
I’m under the impression that setting up the wireless access point (and devices that will connect) using static ip addresses will allow me to accomplish what I want … to use the wireless access point as a stand-alone device that will allow on-stage iPads to communicate with one another. Does that make sense if the only thing throwing a router into the mix would do is assign ip addresses?
The idea with the router was to add in a DHCP server to the mix.
Static addresses would work. schumaku is saying there other other options - for instance Bonjour for Apple devices (more generally known as zeroconf). I don't doubt that - I suggested a router because your initial post said you were a networking novice. So I was aiming towards a really easy solution (and was assuming you could still exchange the WAP for a router with similar wifi performance).
Got it. I’m a novice when it comes to wireless access points. I’ve never configured one before, but I think I have it all figured out. Most appreciative for everyone who assisted with helping me understand what was required. Now I know more than I did before (and that is never a bad thing).
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