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Assigning fixed IP addresses to devices in home network
G'day,
I have a home network comprising of:
1 x desktop
3 x laptop
1 x network printer
During bootup, these devices are assigned dynamic IP addresses, typically 192.168.1.x, where x is typically between 1 and 7.
I have a network printer, which has some functionality to scan and save documents to a shared folder on any of these devices, as shown below:
Referring to the image above, the problem I have is that the computer called COLIN-PC is assigned a dynamic IP address when it boots. For example, last night it was 192.168.1.4 and the scan functionality worked perfectly as expected, since I set it up for that IP. This evening, its IP address is 192.168.1.7, and as a consequence the scan doesn't work until I change the IP address in the panel in the image shown above. I want to avoid doing this each time.
What is the easiest method for me to assign fixed IP addresses to all the devices in my network? Do you need any more information from me to help solve this?
Thanks,
Golden