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Can't Reassign IP Address from Guest Network to Regular Network
A while back, I added all of my smarthome devices to my 2.4ghz guest network for security reasons. This includes 2 Amcrest IP Cameras.
Recently, I have purchased a Synology NAS and I would like to add the 2 IP Cams to their Surveillance Station package so I can store camera recordings on the NAS. I have been unable to add these cams to the NAS. I suspect that it is because these cameras are on the guest network and is thus inaccessible to the NAS. Using the Amcrest app, I have added one of the cameras to the non-guest 2.4ghz network and, according to the app, it worked. However, when I log into the router, it still has the IP address of the camera assigned to the guest network. I have tried deleting it (Advanced>Setup>Lan Setup) and re-adding it but it always shows up as part of the guest network.
How do I reassign the IP address of my cams from the guest 2.4ghz network to the regular 2.4ghz network? Any suggestions?
Re: Can't Reassign IP Address from Guest Network to Regular Network
I never could connect wirelessly to my IPCAM so I connected via Ethernet. It works great. The big downside is that I can't really connect to my other camera without another Powerline and ethernet. I may revisit this later. The (now) connected camera was the higher priority.
Re: Can't Reassign IP Address from Guest Network to Regular Network
> [...] when I log into the router, it still has [...]
"it" means the camera?
> [...] the IP address of the camera assigned to the guest network.
That could be because there is no separate "guest network", only some firewall-like rules to limit communication with "guest" devices. All the devices on your LAN, whether wired, wireless non-guest, wireless guest, or whatever, share the same IP-address subnet.
> [...] it always shows up as part of the guest network.
How did you decide that it's "part of the guest network"?
If you reserved a LAN IP address for the camera, then it should get that address from the router whether the camera connected wirelessly using one of the normal SSIDs or one of the "guest" SSIDs. (If you did not reserve an address for it, then plain-old inertia could account for it getting the same IP address repeatedly.)
> [...] it worked. [...]
So why go looking for (nonexistent) trouble?
> How do I reassign the IP address of my cams from the guest 2.4ghz > network to the regular 2.4ghz network? [...]
You can't. There's no difference between the addresses for "guest" devices and normal devices.
> [...] Any suggestions?
Don't worry, be happy?
If the camera also has an Ethernet interface, then I'd expect that interface to have a different MAC address, hence you could reserve a different IP address for it. If you wanted to.
> [...] when I log into the router, it still has [...]
"it" means the camera?
"It" means that the ROUTER shows the camera as assigned to the guest network.
> [...] the IP address of the camera assigned to the guest network.
That could be because there is no separate "guest network", only some firewall-like rules to limit communication with "guest" devices. All the devices on your LAN, whether wired, wireless non-guest, wireless guest, or whatever, share the same IP-address subnet.
Amcrest says that the device must be set up via a 2.4g network.
> [...] it always shows up as part of the guest network.
How did you decide that it's "part of the guest network"?
I didn't "decide." When I log into the router, the router lists the camera as part of the guest network rathter than the non-quest 2.4 network.
If you reserved a LAN IP address for the camera, then it should get that address from the router whether the camera connected wirelessly using one of the normal SSIDs or one of the "guest" SSIDs. (If you did not reserve an address for it, then plain-old inertia could account for it getting the same IP address repeatedly.)
> [...] it worked. [...]
So why go looking for (nonexistent) trouble?
The trouble is not "nonexistent." The problem is that I can't get the camera to connect to Synology Surveillance Station. That is the end-game to this post. Have any other users experienced this?
> How do I reassign the IP address of my cams from the guest 2.4ghz > network to the regular 2.4ghz network? [...]
You can't. There's no difference between the addresses for "guest" devices and normal devices.
> [...] Any suggestions?
Don't worry, be happy?
If the camera also has an Ethernet interface, then I'd expect that interface to have a different MAC address, hence you could reserve a different IP address for it. If you wanted to.
Re: Can't Reassign IP Address from Guest Network to Regular Network
I never could connect wirelessly to my IPCAM so I connected via Ethernet. It works great. The big downside is that I can't really connect to my other camera without another Powerline and ethernet. I may revisit this later. The (now) connected camera was the higher priority.
