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Nighthawk CAX30S LAN Configuration
I have a Netgear Nighthawk CAX30S that I am beginning to configure. In the Attached Devices section, I see a wired device that automatically was assigned an IP address of 192.168.1.2 before I even b...
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ecolucci wrote:
In the Attached Devices section, I see a wired device that automatically was assigned an IP address of 192.168.1.2 before I even began to configure anything. This address appears to be assigned as a static IP I assume by the router itself since I did not do it. To what device does this address apply?
What else is connected to the router? Your PC?
Why do you think it is a "static" IP address. The modem/router doesn't control those.
It does allow you to make an "Address Reservation" but that is something else.
It is down to the devices you connect to assign their own "fixed" IP addresses. Do you have anything set up like that?
Maybe what you see is a feature of the fact that the CAX30S is a cable modem/router.
While many questions about routers are generic and could be answered anywhere, some things need specialist knowledge.
You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:
Cable Modems & Gateways - NETGEAR Communities
You might like to search there for messages related to your problem.
I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.
In the meantime you could visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.
Check for various troubleshooting tips.
You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.