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AKCoach
Aspirant
Jul 07, 2024
Solved

Nighthawk R7900P - can't' reserve IP address - responds with invalid MAC address

Nighthawk R7900P  - Firmware Version V1.4.4.94_1.3.56    I'm trying to reserve IP address for a device (ARLO home security base station) that is currently attached and functional.  When I check the...
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Jul 07, 2024

    You'll need to revert back to prior working FW version as NG hasn't put out a beta for the R7900P since it's EoL. 

     

    Sorry.

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 08, 2024
AKCoach wrote:

 

I'm trying to reserve IP address for a device (ARLO home security base station) that is currently attached and functional. 

 

What are you doing?

 

Why do you want to do that?

 

Arlo hubs don't need that sort of tweaking.

 

I have two or three on line at any one time. No IP address reservation needed.

 

 

  • AKCoach's avatar
    AKCoach
    Aspirant
    Jul 08, 2024

    Without a reserved IP address, if there's a power outage and my router restarts, the Arlo gets a newly assigned random IP address. I do not use Arlo's subscription service; I store saved videos locally. In order to view the video library when not on my home LAN, the ports for the Arlo IP address must be forwarded.  If the IP keeps changing, I can't view the library, so when I receive a message that something triggered the Arlo camera, I am unable to see what that was. By rolling back the firmware as the first response indicated, this problem as been solved.