AP7 - choose reserved IP
I've successfully connected the AP7 to the network. It has obtained an IP address dynamically and is broadcasting SSID's. I've configured the first 50 IP's as non-DHCP assignable and have manually reserved IP's within the first 50 for network devices such as switches and servers and want to add the AP7's in this range (192.168.0.2-50). Unlike other DHCP devices on the network where you can go to Devices > All > choose the device > IP Address > Reserved and choose an IP, the AP7 does not appear to have the ability to manually reserve an IP. Is this a known issue and will reservation be available in a future release?
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Understood.... but.... (because there's always a but) Part of the reason i assign reserved (not static) IP's for network devices is because I also monitor them using Zabbix via IP so I can't have them changing due to normal DHCP. Since I want to do a reservation and not a static assignment I wouldn't believe this to be a request that should "break things". So I'm clear, is there a way to do this with AP7's currenty?
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I also use static assignments for my current APs, but that is because I can access them directly by a webUI and didn't want to try and scan for them, or look at my router table, in case they changed. What kind of monitoring are you doing on an AP that is exposed outside the controller's UI?
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Hey there Larry. For simple devices such as the current AP's, TV's, Stream boxes, cameras etc I monitor for up/down so I get notified if a device goes down unexpectedly indicating a device or network issue. More critical devices such as switches and servers are monitored for up/down, high interface utilization, memory, CPU, disk etc. I like to keep all monitored devices in the first part of the primary subnet for convenience sake and have reserved IP's so that a) they don't change unexpectedly and b) so that I know their IP by heart when logging in vs. looking them up. For larger networks I've worked on static IP's are the only way but for my home network I prefer DHCP reservations.
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Hello, I also use reserved IP's for some devices. This maintains stability finding and maintaining a connection for some devices used for dashboards (Homey and Home Assistant). Many times, I wish I could reserve MAC's. If FW - AP7 can maintain a consistent link between IP and device, shouldn't be a problem. My unit just shipped, therefore won't know how this works until next week, earliest.
Without any AP7 operational knowledge, my vote would be to have the ability to assign IP's.
Although a different thread, would like the ability to assign devices to AP's. I have encountered using Eero, Orbi Pro and now Omada, Devices at times want to stay connected to the furthest away AP. Has to be a power/channel selection which hoping the automatic Wi-Fi optimization will address these concerns.
Apologies for possibly hijacking or splintering the string.
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See my reply here... I was able to reserve my 2 AP7s..
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