Home hub 5a VPN gateway

Are you referring to a wired or wireless device that connects to HH5a which requires a reserved DHCP IP address (ie. static lease) from the HH5a?

quick search:
https://forum.openwrt.org/t/reserve-ip-address-for-my-desktop-pc/61610

If yes, are you sure you're not trying to assign an IP address that is already in use.....!