How do I set a static IP for a LAN device connected to a "Dumb AP"?

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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I followed the Configuration via LuCI section of the Wi-Fi Extender/Repeater with Bridged AP over Ethernet guide.

It's working as expected. I can get to the internet when connecting to the bridged AP with WiFi, and a LAN device connected to the switch also gets internet.

I'd like to set a static IP for the device connected to the dumb AP, though, since I'd like to forward ports to that device. I can see the device's IP address in Status > Routing, and I can see its hostname in the Active DHCPv6 Leases section of the status overview page, but I don't see any such entry in DHCPv4.

Maybe I could do this with SSH, but I'm wondering if not seeing this device is a symptom of some other misconfiguration I should fix.

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You should see the device on the Main router on the Active DHCP leases section of the Overview page, there you can set a static IP for said device.

The Dumb AP, like it's name, it's dumb, it doesn't have DHCP, the main router does that.

Cheers!

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Ahh I've indeed been looking that this on the main router (not the AP).

But of course... a reboot of the AP did the trick, as it always does. :wink:

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I'm always amazed at how the OP "magically" finds the right solution after being nudged in the right direction.

And there is (almost) never a Regular with the correct rights to fix the wrong...

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