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R7800 will not take static IP address entry
I can not get my new R7800 to accept a static IP address entry.
It keeps coming up with an invalid IP address entry warning message.
My R7000 router set up and works perfect using the same static IP address
set up.
My R7800 is running the latest firmware.
The R7000 and R7800 never operate at the same time.
The routers address is: 192.168.55.1
Address I am using on the device to connect 192.168.55.32
Sub net mask 255. 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.254
Those are settings that work perfect on the R7000.
The address I'm trying to assign is below the dhcp allocation range.
Let me know if you have any thoughts
Mike C
Just wanted to let you know that I got it figured out, problem was in my set up at the mixer end.
As for the reason the static IP works better than DHCP I don't really know other than it really does help.
the Ipad itself never would disconnect but the mixer control app would.
The wifi link between the mixer and the Ipad is only for control data, no program audio is carried over the wifi.
Mike C.
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The problem is that the gateway address, 192.168.1.254, is not in the subnet (192.168.55.0/255.255.255.0).
There are a couple of things that are unclear.
First, what device is at 192.168.1.254?
Second, what device is at 192.168.55.32?
I did not mean to hit the solution button, Big fingers on a small tablet!
There is no device at 192.168.1.254
The device at 192.168.55.32 is a digital audio mixer.
In the digital mixer I can change the gateway.
I did not change the gateway when I set the IP on the
mixer.
Thanks
Mike C
What does your setup look like and what are you using it for?
Are you using the R7000 in either AP or bridge mode?
Are you talking about the default gateway setting on the router or the mixer? In any case, it should usually point to whatever is functioning as a router. But in the off chance that you don't have a router or don't want traffic from the mixer to go off of the subnet, then the default gateway still needs to be set to something in side the subnet. It can be a non-existent device (e.g. 192.168.55.254, assuming that there is nothing with that address).
