The IP address of the IXrouter will, by default, be dynamically assigned via DHCP. However, some situations may require you to set a static IP address.

You can configure this in one of two ways, depending if the IXrouter is currently offline or online.

• Via USB flash drive (the IXrouter is currently offline)
• Via the IXON Cloud (the IXrouter is currently online)

Via USB flash drive

If the IXrouter is offline, you can configure the IXrouter via USB flash drive.

You can specify a static WAN IP address for your IXrouter when you are creating a WAN configuration file, accessible via the [Tools] page. If you haven't created a WAN configuration file before, view our getting started guide and apply the intermediate steps explained below.

• Press [Show more]in the top right of the WAN page, as is depicted below.

• Here you can select "use the following IP address". Enter an IP address, network mask, default gateway, and DNS server.

• Press [Next], proceed through the steps, and download the configuration file at the final step. Place the file in the root directory of the USB flash drive, not in a folder, and insert the USB flash drive in the IXrouter.

Via the IXON Cloud

Besides directly setting up a static IP address you can choose to do this later on. The next steps show you how.

• Go to [Devices] in the main menu, select the concerning device, open its [Config]tab, and edit  the WAN settings.

• Select [Wired network].
• Select [Use the following IP address], enter the IP address, network mask, default gateway, and DNS server.

• Finally, press [Confirm] and [Push changes]in the config tab to complete the setup.