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Setting IP address in AP mode
I would like to set a static IP address in my R9000. It is set to AP mode and the Internet option is grayed out. Is it possible to set a static address in AP mode?
Thank you everyone for your help suggestions. I ended up letting the HP 4650 printer select it's own "static" IP address which was at the upper end of the DHCP pool. I should not have a problem with that. If it does get assign to some other device, I'll have a new mystery to solve. My original problem of printer showing up as offline is resolved.
> I would like to set a static IP address in my R9000. [...]
For what, some client device?
Terminology: A "static" address is configured on the device itself.
What you configure on a (DHCP server on a) router is a reserved dynamic
address, not a static address.
> [...] It is set to AP mode [...]
That disables its DHCP server.
> [...] Is it possible to set a static address in AP mode?
It should be possible to reserve a dynamic address on your router,
where your DHCP server runs. It's not possible on a wireless access
point, where there is no DHCP server.
You're talking to the wrong box.
Thanks for your comments.
I realise that the actual IP address is set at the device but where do I find out which IP addresses, if any, are reserved on the R9000 router. My problem is a HP 4650 printer that keeps going offline on one of my two Windows laptops. I thought assiging a static IP address might resolve the problem. Nothing else I've tried seems to help.