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    Can i have my clients always receive the same IP via DHCP?

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      luke240778
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      My setup is basically as a WISP.  My clients antenna conects and receives an IP via DHCP. I ould like it, for managemente purposes for their antenna to always get the same IP even when the DHCP lease expires, is this possible? Or how can i make that DHCP lease alot longer?

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        wallabybob
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        @luke240778:

        My clients antenna conects and receives an IP via DHCP. I ould like it, for managemente purposes for their antenna to always get the same IP even when the DHCP lease expires, is this possible?

        In Services -> DHCP Server, down the bottom of the page click "+" to add IP addresses to be assigned to specific MAC addresses.

        @luke240778:

        Or how can i make that DHCP lease alot longer?

        In Services -> DHCP Server specify your desired value for Default lease time.

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          luke240778
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          Thanks for that. I did try that but then they disappeared out of the DHCP lease list.. i guess that is normal.. I just wanted 1 place to be able to see the static and the leases together

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            wallabybob
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            @luke240778:

            Thanks for that. I did try that but then they disappeared out of the DHCP lease list..

            Which DHCP lease list: Status -> DHCP Leases? My systems with fixed IP addresses (tied to MAC addresses) appear in Status -> DHCP leases

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              luke240778
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              Ah ok, i will try that again. What i did was in the DHCP lease list, i clicked next to it whenre it says something about putting a static mapping.. when i did this it removed it from the lease list

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                hmeister
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                Yes.. you can do this…
                If you record the mac addresses of the computers you can add them to this DHCP scope...

                Best Regards;
                H.

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