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I wanted to reserve a 'static' IP for my security camera
I'm having similar issue. I wanted to reserve a 'static' IP for my security camera. After I pick the MAC address for my camera by clicking the radio button on the left and the very last is to clic...
Took me a few days to nail down the my problem. I recently added a TP Link AP to my home network for the purpose of extending wifi coverage at the house.
The TP Link AP was acting as a DHCP serverwhich I wasn't aware of so as my main Netgear R8000 router. I never thought the TP Link was handing out IP's.
The 'Address Lease Time' had a default of 1 minute so it kept renewing IP's to the cameras. I made sure the address range on the TP Link was isolated from
the Netgear. That resolved my issue!
You only need one DHCP server on the netowrk, having two can cause problems.
If you need additional wifi, see if the TPLINK AP can work as a wifi AP only with out any DHCP services being enabled.
Took me a few days to nail down the my problem. I recently added a TP Link AP to my home network for the purpose of extending wifi coverage at the house.
The TP Link AP was acting as a DHCP serverwhich I wasn't aware of so as my main Netgear R8000 router. I never thought the TP Link was handing out IP's.
The 'Address Lease Time' had a default of 1 minute so it kept renewing IP's to the cameras. I made sure the address range on the TP Link was isolated from
the Netgear. That resolved my issue!