Give Any Device a Static IP with UniFi
It’s simple to assign a device a static IP address on a UniFi network. Over time, the IP addresses assigned to the devices on your network, may change. Typically this is not a problem. However, there are some instances where a static IP address is preferred.
Many smart home devices rely on IP addresses to communicate. You access Home Assistant by typing the IP address into a browser. If it’s IP address changes you won’t be able to reach it. Additionally, Home Assistant uses IP addresses to control smart devices locally. So if a smart device’s IP address changes Home Assistant may not be able to reach it.
This guide will show you how to assign any device a static IP from the UniFi controller.
- Navigate to the Clients tab in the UniFi Controller.
- Choose the device you want to assign a static IP address to.
- Find the Configuration menu in the device’s setting.
- Scroll down to the Network section of the Configuration settings.
- Turn on the Use fixed IP address option and save.
- You should see a confirmation that the network changes were saved successfully.
Extra Help
Did you find an error or need some extra support? Please reach out in the comments and I will do my best to help!
-Alex
this doesn’t work. After “network changes were saved successfully” nothing happens, IP address is the old IP address, not the new IP address
Some things you can check/try:
* Any chance your old IP address is due to the device’s setting?
* Reboot your device.
* Forget the device and reconnect to the network.
What is the device?
This does not appear to be working on the UDMP. I tried the new and old interface and the button displays a red circle with a line through it indicating it is not an option. Been looking through settings and guides, so any info would be helpful.
Does not work even though device is set to get IP through DHCP.
What about the Unifi hardware devices? I have my UMD PRO as 10.0.0.1 I’d like my Pro 24 PoE switch to be 10.0.0.2 and my UAP’s to be .3 .4 .5. I can’t seem to find an easy way to do this.
The ‘fixed IP address’ toggle is grayed out. It states ‘This feature requires a Unifi Security Gateway or L3 switch.’ I have no idea what that means.
Well of course it “doesn’t work” if the previous IP lease is still active. You need to re-initiate it somehow. The most convenient to start with is try clicking the “Re-connect” at the end of the line with the particular device in Unifi Network Application.