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Home Internet Static IP
Is it possible to get a static IP with the 5G Home Internet service? Normally I wouldn't need it but since my connection dies at least once a week I get a new IP every time my modem reboots. I work...
ArthurZey wrote:
- If you have your own router, it might be tempting to set the Inseego FX2000 to “IP Passthrough” mode (under Settings → Advanced → LAN), so that your own router gets the public IP address (and you avoid being double-NATted), doing so will prevent you from being able to access the Inseego FX2000 configuration website (since it won’t have its own IP address to access via your browser), and you’ll lose access to some useful diagnostic information.
So I recommend against IP Passthrough, instead opting for putting your own router in the Inseego FX2000’s DMZ (under Settings → Advanced → Firewall), and to do so, you’ll probably want to configure your own router to use a static IP address on the Inseego FX200’s LAN subnet.
It is better to use IP Passthrough and then just add a new route for the Inseego's default IP (192.168.1.1) onto the WAN port of your router in your own router's route table. You add a route 192.168.1.0/24 (192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.255) and attach it to the WAN port with a gateway of 192.168.1.1. When you type 192.168.1.1 in the browser, you can still access it through the connection.
