Hi, I have the following setup:

• RB3011 as the main router / DHCP server

• 4 RB952 configured as simple APs running in Bridge mode to serve each floor.

On the RB3011 I have assigned static IPs to all 4 APs (DHCP Leases -> make static) however I must've done something wrong. Oftentimes on restart different IPs are being assigned. Yesterday I also noticed that the MAC Addresses are different (last hex number differs) although I can's say if the same was before I made software and FW upgrade. I think that this changing MAC address causes the problem, although I am also convinced that there is a better way to achieve waht I need.

The question I here is simple. How do I properly configure my setup to make sure that the 952s will always get the same IPs assigned by my 3011?
Thanks a lot for your support.

Best
Krzysztof

If MAC address was changed on the client then of course DHCP server will give different IP address.

I'm guessing that you have put the dhcp-client on the bridge on the APs.

The DHCP client will use the mac address of the bridge.

If you have not set an admin mac on the bridge then the bridge will pick a mac from the interfaces in the bridge, and that can change.

So the answer is, set an admin mac on the bridge.


Nick

So the answer is, set an admin mac on the bridge.

Nick, Thanks a lot for your response. Now would you be so kind and "Explain like I'm 5" this to me? What is an Admin MAC? Are you talking about this one?

Yes thats the one, you can see above that it has chosen a mac address of one of the interfaces assigned to the bridge.

If you take the mac address it is currently using, which starts 6C and make it start 6E instead then you will have set a special private admin mac which will be unique and won't change.

Hope that helps
Nick

Yes thats the one, you can see above that it has chosen a mac address of one of the interfaces assigned to the bridge.

If you take the mac address it is currently using, which starts 6C and make it start 6E instead then you will have set a special private admin mac which will be unique and won't change.

Hope that helps
Nick

Nick, brilliant. Works like a charm now. Thanks a lot, greatly appreciated.

Yes thats the one, you can see above that it has chosen a mac address of one of the interfaces assigned to the bridge.

If you take the mac address it is currently using, which starts 6C and make it start 6E instead then you will have set a special private admin mac which will be unique and won't change.

Hope that helps
Nick

Nick, brilliant. Works like a charm now. Thanks a lot, greatly appreciated.

I need your help guys! Something similar happens to me..

I have 2 hAP devices connected though LAN. The 1st runs DHCP Server, while the 2nd has static IP and every time a device will be rebooted it shows up on the leases table of the first.
The 2nd hAP has a bridge of all ether-ports + the wifi interface. I gave on its bridge an Admin MAC Address but now there are two leases shown on DHCP table of the 1st every time (one of the brigde MAC and one of the ether1 MAC which is connected). I also tried to give it a static IP through DHCP table (as static DHCP lease) but the same exact thing happens. There is no DHCP client set up anywhere. My goal is to not be shown on the leases table.

Why is it shown up every time? Any suggestion?

Thank you in advance.