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understanding static ip addresses
Hi. We have a small Windows 10 network with a Netgear NightHawk x47 R7800 router. Recently we obtained a static ip address from our Internet Service Provider. To make all the Windows computers use ...
Just set DHCP or Static IP on the routers Internet setup page. The Router gets the IP address from the MODEM and ISP services. Then this gets converted to a LAN side IP address for each device connected. Each device connected to the router gets a slightly different LAN side IP address. The Router maintains the WAN side IP address is all. Devices connected to the router don't need a static IP address. Just let them get the LAN side IP address from the router and access the internet normally is all that is needed.
Thank you!