2022 and I still have to reboot my router to force static ip changes on my Orbi 5?

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jksalvo wrote:

Is there any way I can put in a request for this feature?

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Yes, Netgear has a community forum for suggestions:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home 

 

I, also, find this aspect of Orbi DHCP behavior annoying on the Orbi 5 product.  My workaround (not 'solution') is the following:

• Power off the device that I want to get the newly assigned IP.
• Set up another device (I use a Windows laptop) with a Static IP using the IP that Orbi continues to hand out to the device.
  (subnet mask 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.1.1)
  When this is done, the laptop will appear on the network with that IP.
  It will not do a DHCP request because it has no reason to.
  It will do an ARP request to see if any device already on the network has that IP, but the device in question is powered off and thus not active.
• Now, power on the device.  It will do a DHCP request. Orbi will find that the last IP assigned to it was the 'sticky' IP.
  BUT, Orbi will do an ARP request and find that this IP is in use by a device active on the network.
  THEN, Orbi will look in the device assignment table, find the IP that the device is supposed to have, and give it to the device.
• Go back to the laptop, return it to DHCP.

No rebooting the router.  It's kind of a toss-up which is more of a a hassle: reboot and have my security alarm send urgent messages that it has "lost WiFi" (both text and email) or go through this charade.