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How to reserve IP addresses on your router
Pt. 10 of 10 | 2:26 |
Friday July 2, 2010
Routers 201: Intermediate Studies
Friday July 2, 2010
In our final episode of this 10-part series on
advanced router techniques
, we'll show youhow to reserve an IP address
. It's a simple settings change that can be done in theLAN Setup
of yourrouter software
.Download this episode now
Quicktime Show Notes
- If you use DHCP then IP addresses are automatically assigned to devices that connect to your network.
- For whatever reason, you might want a particular computer to always have a particular IP address.
- Under LAN Setup, you'll find IP reservation.
- Click Add and your router will bring up a list of devices currently connected.
- Click the Radio button for the computer or device you want.
- Enter the IP address if it differs from the one it currently has.
- Click Apply.
- Now, no matter what, that device will always have that IP address.
- For whatever reason, you might want a particular computer to always have a particular IP address.
- Under LAN Setup, you'll find IP reservation.
- Click Add and your router will bring up a list of devices currently connected.
- Click the Radio button for the computer or device you want.
- Enter the IP address if it differs from the one it currently has.
- Click Apply.
- Now, no matter what, that device will always have that IP address.
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