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itm
Aug 25, 2021Tutor
How to change an existing IP address reservation on R7800?
I've installed a Nighthawk R7800 to replace an old Asus router. I had alot of IP address reservations on the previous router which I'd like to preserve. The problem is that, when I booted the Netgear...
zylstra
Feb 13, 2022Aspirant
Ah, so the IP address is set on the device side rather than router side. Good info. Thanks!
michaelkenward
Feb 14, 2022Guru - Experienced User
zylstra wrote:
Ah, so the IP address is set on the device side rather than router side. Good info. Thanks!
That certainly works here for some devices.
On an NAS for example, I can tell it to use a Static IP Address. Something like 192.168.1.19.
Not all network stuff has the Static option.