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Block IP Addresses Being Used
I understand and know how to manually assign IP addresses to devices. However, is there a way to block IP address being assigned for new devices? Just for an example I want to put all my security d...
Best way to get an IP address to a device an on a particular IP address would be to set a IP address reservation on the router for the device you want to get an particular IP address:
https://kb.netgear.com/25722/How-do-I-reserve-an-IP-address-on-my-NETGEAR-router
Thank you for the reply however that solution doesn't work since I wouldn't know what the MAC address would be since I haven't purchased it yet.
I would want to block a certain IP address from being used so that I could assign that certain IP address to new device in the future.
Can't be done. You'll need to get the device in and then connected, then setup the IP address reservation at the time the new device is connected.
Good Luck.