Static IP: Beginner's guide to setting up static (and reserved) IP addresses on a home network
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2020
- Do you know the difference between setting a static IP and reserving an IP address? Knowing how to do both can be very useful, especially if you'd like to do more with your home network.
In this video we'll discuss some basic networking theory and then put this into practise on a range of devices, looking at how to assign an IP address on a router, a Windows computer, Android and iOS.
We'll also cover network scanning to find what's lurking inside your virtual home. Learn how to tether your devices and start taking control of your network.
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Excellent video. You did a great job explaining all the network terms and walked through the process of setting a static IP address in an easy to understand manner. Subscribed!
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Learning as i go along. been phone farming with 1 ip address. now got 6 ips and would like to build up to 13 ips address in time. so all new to me with 6 ips.
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Pretty well explained unlike many other videos that make too many assumptions. One thing I still don't get (will need to review this great video) is how to "firewall" and create a very tiny cabled (not WiFi) Ethernet LAN between just TWO different devices, that do not need to be connected to the Internet. One of the devices is a PC.
Great work! A video on how to restrict web access through static IPs would be great. I also liked and subscribed!
Hi, I've got a few videos in the pipeline, but I'll add that one to the ideas list. Thanks for subscribing.
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PFsense , a common router software requires, requires Reserved Dhcp addressed be outside the dynamic DHCP Pool. One reason to use static IPs is switching DHCP from a router to another machine. Pihole, the ad-blocking DNS server, offers local DNS and DHCP. A static address may be needed setting up a new router, Smart Ethernet Switch or other device. You have covered things very well, including static addresses for wireless devices. I hope to learn more from you. Many thanks
You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful.
Thank you
Great video, but I just got a bit confused about whether I should fix my IP address from inside or outside the pool. About 10 mins in you seemed to suggest inside but in two subsequent references it was clearly outside. With fingers crossed I went with outside!
Otherwise it was by far the easiest tutorial to follow that I have found to date. Thanks!
If you're setting a static IP on the device itself, it's best to set it outside of the DHCP pool range (to prevent the router issuing the same address to another device).
If you're reserving an IP address for a device on the router (to effectively make it static), this will typically be an address inside the DHCP pool as the router is controlling it.
Hope that helps clear things up :)
@@bytemypi2918 Got it! Thanks again.
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You're most welcome :) Feel free to pop a link to the video in your club's chat room - thanks for asking first.
Just a suggestion as I am at the very beginning of this video. I was excited to see what you were going to teach me regarding static ips. However... I could barely hear you initially, so I had to turn you up to 100%. Not a problem, I could understand you at that point.... THEN, BOOM! Your intro music just got me put in the corner by the hubby because it is almost 2 am here, lol! No one ever thinks about audio these days. I would probably sub and share if this were not an issue. Anyways, so far so great for your style of teaching as I type this. Thanks so much for your time and help. I'll just try and wear the headphones next time so it's just my eardrum rather than the neighbors that get blasted... (lol)
Apologies. I've adjusted the audio levels in my latest couple of videos, but unfortunately there's no way to do this with RUclips's editing tools for already published videos.
@@bytemypi2918 thank you for addressing this. I know it is probably more me than most people; but sound is so often overlooked. I am glad to hear you get it too. Am now a loyal sub, lol
@@AWAKENEDreflection No problem. Thanks for subscribing :)
Hugely helpful channel. Trying to implement to give desktop PC a Static IP (ethernet connected.)The need for this arises as my new ISP uses a dynamic connection, this has caused a problem for online banking security systems that look for a static IP. Will identifying PC in router with network adapter MAC and outside DHCP scope fix this I wonder?
So if i am hosting a website from my pc i will use the static ip i configured in the router and on the pc to added in my a record of the domain
How do u connect the computer to the router ? Do you have to connect computer physical with cable to router or just connect to the same wifi?
I was referred here by from the linux server video you have. During the linux setup it asks for a static ip. IT MUST be a static IP within the mask it must not be asking for a public IP.
Great video, very informative! Why do you prefer to using Google and Cloudflare to host the DNS server? If I were to leave the DNS server as my router's ISP would it create issues in the future?
I had a few issues with an ISP's DNS server in the past, but if yours works reliably then go for it! Thanks for your feedback.
@@bytemypi2918 Thanks for asking this question and thanks for replying!
@@bruce-le-smith No problem :)
at 10:16 you said you would put the static IP outside the pool you set the pool from 50 to 100 but you put it inside at 75 at 14:34 So what way is it inside or outside the pool. ?
Hi. Thank you for explaining. Especially explaining the 'why" of things! Easier to learn that way.
I'm currently in the need of establishing a static IP. My website's hosting company claims I need this, because we have been unable to transfer a backup I have over an FTP account on FileZilla it gets disconnected often way before the file has been uploaded.
I have called my internet provider, as I understand they need to give me the static IP? I am going to be charged more for this. So in that... my issue seems a bit different than what you explain. (also... what happens if you choose an IP address that is the same as the one your neighbor chose?)
But I have two questions. 1) Can I have in the same router a static IP for my desktop PC and still have Dynamic IP's for everything else that feeds off the internet? and 2)When I go to cmd prompt and ipconfig... my Default gateway is composed of two lines. The first is very long5 sections, of mixed numbers and letters and then below is what looks normal and what I see on all explanations! Do you know what or why that is that I have those two lines of "code"?
Thank you!
As a belated follow-up to your query. Did you get a solution to your specific static IP issue? I'm asking as I've recently changed to a dynamic ISP (mobile data sim through router) and because its not static it's compromising my online bank's security set up that looks for a static IP . Was hoping the explanation on the OP was going to fix it. Appreciate any response.
Great video with excellent explanation. The one thing I would like to know how to set the ISP provided Static IP (I pay $5 per month to ISP for static IP) say that is not 192.... say it starts 47..... where should the ISP Static IP be put in and what would be the values for Subnet mask, Default Gateway, Primary and Secondary DNS. Please guide. Say, assuming that I have assigned DHCP Static IP 192.... to 3 WiFi devices TV, Mobiles etc and one static ip to an Ethernet connected device correctly from router. Please provide steps for ISP Static IP assignment in Router. Thanks again. Cheers
You're welcome. You won't be able to set your public IP address. It will be provided by your ISP. They will also be able to tell you what its Subnet Mask is.
Even if you could set a public IP address, the 192.168... range is reserved for private (internal) networks - it's not routable over the internet. Hope that helps :)
could you explain why do use the DNS of Google, I can't undestand that
Hi again. sorry i didn't explain myself properly last time. have got 6 static ip address. would like to put different devices on each ip address so can i do that on the Orbi? many thanks tony
I don't think you'll be able to assign devices to different (public) static IPs with the Netgear Orbi as it's a consumer level device.
At 10:16 the DNS server gives the IP Public IP address to what device ? THe router itself ? When I go to WHAT IS MY IP on google - THAT IP address is my public IP Im going to give my server an address that is outside the range so then how will my network see it ? IT WONT I am confused in many ways at this point in the video
Great video!! I want to give a static ip on my Hp plotter in my office wich in connected via Ethernet cable. How can I do this?? I have to go to the browser and write the ip of the plotter and do there the changes or is it another way?? And finally by reserving the ip on the router settings you give static ip to that device??
You're welcome. With printers its often easier to fix the IP address by reserving it on the router.
@@bytemypi2918 so by reserving it in the router settings I do the plotters ip static? So when the router drops connection when it will come back it will have the same ip??
@@grigorischaralampopoulos4999 Spot on, that's exactly how it works :)
@@bytemypi2918 thank you very much you are great!!
Hello, is it possible to host a Game Server with static ip? Normmaly i must pay for a static ip.
Now I know how to set up my simple server thanks you very much for your helpful and simple information
I have a question about 8:11
If you don’t want *static IP*
is it good idea to have ,,.,,.,,.2 to ,,.,,.,,.254 IP’s?
You're welcome. If you don't plan on using any addresses outside of the DHCP range then setting the router to use all of the assignable range (assuming it doesn't already) is fine :)
@@bytemypi2918 thanks hope you have good day
You narrowed the ip pool from 50 to 100,so you can manually add static ip outside the 50-100 ip so no interference happens. But after that you pick a static ip within the 50-100? Am I missing something?
that's what I have also seen. hmmm
Could it also be used for connecting to a helium miner ?
I'm not familar with helium mining, but if it involves setting up an internal static IP address then you should be good to go :)
good ol' google doesn't want to let go
Me again sorry :) Can i set the ip address of my pi as a static one and for my nas, with out if cocking everything else up ?
That's ok. You're best bet is probably to reserve any IP addresses that you don't want to change on your router.
@@bytemypi2918 I liked the suggestion here to set a reservation outside of scope on the router, and to also set the same static ip on the NAS ruclips.net/video/lZJchA2YAHI/видео.html
If I set my ip at 50-100 were do i set my Static ip at?
Hi there. can you do this with a Netgear Orbi System??
Hi, if you're wanting to reserve an IP address on your home network from your Orbi router then, yes, you should be able to do this.
The following is taken from the Netgear Orbi user manual:
To reserve an IP address:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi network.
2. Enter orbilogin.com. A login window opens.
3. Enter the admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED>Setup>LANSetup. The LAN Setup page displays.
5. In the Address Reservation section of the page, click the Add button.
6. In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server. The page adjusts.
7. Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.
8. Type the MAC address of the computer or server. Tip: If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC address from the Attached Devices page and paste it here.
9. Click the Apply button. The reserved address is entered into the table.
The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the router’s DHCP server. Reboot the computer.
Hope that helps :)
When you set a static ip on the device itself, how does the router know to send and receive data from that device?
Providing the static IP is in the same network range, traffic will still reach the device. Just be aware that, if setting a static IP on the device itself, because the router didn't assign the address (and therefore won't be aware of it), it's advisable to set it to an address outside of the router's DHCP scope to avoid any potential conflicts. Hope that helps :)
If I change the third number on the IP address for a static IP will it still work? i.e. The third number is different both on the router and device.
The short answer is no - at least not on a home network. The more technical answer is it depends on the subnet mask. Most home networks have a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (known as a Class C network). This gives you 256 IP addresses, so for example you may have the IP range 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.0.255.
If, as your asking, you wanted to be able to change both the third and fourth group of numbers (known as octets) in your IP addresses, and still have them on the same network, you would also need to change the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.
This is what's known as a Class B network and would give you an enormous 65,536 IP addresses, which is one of the reasons you'd normally never see this in a home network setting.
Be aware, if you made this change (which I wouldn't advise), you'd need to do it on every device on your network. Also, you may need a business class router - having never tried, I'm not sure if a consumer grade router would even support it.
As you can see, stepping up from a Class C to Class B network is a huge change. However, you can take much smaller steps. The next step up from a standard home network would be to use a subnet mask of 255.255.254.0. This would give you 512 IP addresses.
In this case, you could have an address range of 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.1.255, for example. This still won't allow you to freely change the numbers in the third octet. You can see in this example, you could have either a zero or a one (and still be on the same network).
Again, in this scenario, all devices on the network would need to use this new address scheme to be able to communicate with one another, and you'd also need to make sure that your router supports it.
The bottom line is, I wouldn't recommend making any of these changes unless you're confident in what you're doing, or you could easily end up with an unusable network.
Phew, that turned into a lengthy explanation! You can probably tell, it's quite an involved topic - entire books have been written on the subject.
Hope that helps :)
@@bytemypi2918 very helpful reply, thank you again
ive got two routers. main one in living room and second one in my room. i want to make the one in my room static ips for my devices where do i start. im so confused please help
Having two routers is a little unusual on a home network. Can't you just set your static IPs on the main router? Is there a specific reason that you need a second router?
The main router is DHCP so it's giving random Ips to devices my family connects, but the one I have in my room I want it to be static to keep certain Ips to the devices I connect with in the room
I want to share files in my router in the room, PC to PC or tablet and phones I want to remote my files
I don't want the Ips to change Everytime I connect a device
@@alroymanuel4258 The biggest problem running a second router inside the first router's network is that you're creating a double NAT, which is rarely ideal. Another issue is that devices connected to router 2 won't be able to communicate with devices connected to router 1 and vice versa. The last issue is that, if you have a wireless network on both routers, you could get interference if they use the same channel - this is only really an issue on the older 2.4Ghz network though. If the above points haven't put you off and you still want to proceed, you need to connect the router in your room's WAN port to one of the LAN ports on the router in the living room. Next, login to the router in your room's web interface and set the WAN port (internet) connection to DHCP. Then set this router with a static IP address and create a DHCP network on the same range in its LAN settings. Note. This network must be different from that of the main router. For example, if the main router is using 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.200, you could use the IP range 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.200 on the second router. With the routers configured in this way, you should still have internet access on both networks and be able to configure the devices on the second router's network with static addresses to be able to access one another. Hope that helps :)
EXCELLENT explanation! However, I followed all your advice BUT no matter what I do, I cannot see this computer from anywhere. In fact, being a copycat I chose 192.168.0.150. I've restarted, reset all the sharing settings but still this PC will not show up. It has always been a problem being on one day, off another day.
Hi there, sorry to hear you're having trouble. So I guess you've set your Windows PC with a static IP address of 192.168.0.150 - that really is following along! When you say it's not showing up anywhere, do you mean you can't even ping it? What are you trying to accomplish?
@@bytemypi2918 Thank you for the rapid response. Thank you! Well...sort of an update. I changed the IP again, this time to 105, and it appears to have worked. However, this particular PC has been very persnickety. One day we can see it, the next day not. One day we can see it but access noting and the next day okay. We have a home office with four other computers. The difficult one is the most important one. It's anti-social, I will see tomorrow if it still works.
@@ionamic That's ok. Intermittent issues are always the worst. Fingers crossed it's still working tomorrow :)
@@bytemypi2918 Well, just FYI, it did not work the next day. Once again...invisible. It has been an on-going problem with this computer. I even replaced the ethernet card thinking that was the problem. We have had a new modem. No change. In fact, do you suppose it would be better if I set up the static addresses on the modem?
@@ionamic That's not good. It can only really be two things: either software or hardware. As you've already replaced the network adapter that should rule out faulty hardware.
I'd try running a live Linux distro on the problematic computer and see if its accessible while doing this. If you're not familiar with this process, have a look at my Multiboot USB video and try something like Linux Mint.
I don't think making changes on your modem/router will make much difference, but there's nothing to lose by giving it a try.
Good luck :)
This is exactly what I have been looking for , fantastic, except I would love more info on Static Address for Ipad.
My Ipad IP address is 192.168.1.54 on EE's network
Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 - Router IP is 192.168.1.254
Config DNS is on automatic & config proxy is Off
Following your video I have changed my IP address to 192.168.1.200
It all looks good except I now can't connect to my EE network, it says not connected to the internet.
I have an Ipad setting of 'Private Address' set to On, have tried setting it Off but still can't connect to internet.
Can you please help?
My Reasons for wanting an Ipad Static IP Address - I have a Sony camera that can FTP images to a FTP server on my Ipad, but it stops working when my Ipad IP address changes when I am connected to a different internet.
You're welcome. With a device such as an ipad, you may be better off reserving an ip address for it on your router. This way you can leave the iPad set to DHCP but every time it connects to your wireless network it will still get the same IP address that you set for it on the router.
Depending on your router model, you may need the mac address of the iPad. If so, you can get this by going into the iPad's 'Settings', then into 'General' and 'About'. You should see it next to 'Wi-Fi Address'. Hope that helps :)
@@bytemypi2918 Many thanks but I am still confused how I set up a reserved IP address for my ipad.
I have an EE smart Hub and under the heading 'IPv4 devices, Address Table' it lists my Ipad as 192.168.1.54 accompanied by the correct Mac Address plus Lease Time left 00:18:56:23
Does this mean this is a Reserved IP address for my Ipad, if not could you please tell me how to set a reserved address on this router? thanks again
@@bytemypi2918 Forgot to mention the DHCP range is set from 50 to 253
@@MikeT-yy3 Hi, take a look at the following support page:
ee.co.uk/help/help-new/phones-and-devices/ee/bright-box-2-wireless-router#top-tips/reserve-an-ip-address
@@bytemypi2918 Thanks a lot for your time and patience. My router is the EE Smart Hub and I can't find anything that mentions Reserved IP address, maybe its Port Forwarding on this router which has an IP address of 192.168.1.254 if that helps. I could send you snapshots if you have an email address I can use.
In the Advanced settings, if I select my Ipad in the device names, there is a button that says 'Always use this IP address' which I have set to ON, could this be what I need?
I am really out of my depth at the moment
sorry no
Hold on wait... Didn't he shrink his DHCP pool because he said you want to choose a static IP outside of the pool, and then when he set one up he chose one inside the pool and said you want one inside the pool... Which is it?
I wish my router did not look like a game of memory or reloaded the whole page when clicking on a Wan or Lan settings button. Whoever designed this is a fool.