Connect Omni LTe to TP Link Deco - Help Needed

[beller]

After many, many years using Apple AirPorts for WiFi at the house, I finally decided to replace them. They actually still work well, for what it’s worth (most things in my house are connected via Ethernet) but modern wireless devices were struggling as time went on, especially in certain parts of the house. I decided to replace them with the TP-Link Deco BE5000.

I need help, please, connecting my Leviton Omni LTe to the internet. And, sadly, I’ll need to be directed as though I’m in kindergarten. I tried poking around the Deco mobile app (where these devices are managed) to figure it out on my own but could not. Most internet protocol stuff is over my head. I have screenshots of its settings in Apple’s AirPort Utility but not sure what info there is needed.

I have a Motorola DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem plugged into the TP-Link Deco BE5000. Ethernet leaves the Deco and goes into a NetGear GS316 switch. All other devices are plugged into this switch and appear to be working (the Omni is also plugged into this switch).

I appreciate any insight.
Thank you!!
Dave

 

[ano]

Connecting a Omni to the Internet through a router is not different from connecting any other wired Internet device to the Internet. The only "tricky" part is the Omni doesn't support DHCP like most other devices. DHCP allows a device to request an IP address from the router. The Omni requires a fixed IP address. So your router typically will assign around 250 IP addresses to the devices in your house. What you need to do is restrict a few IP addresses and have your Omni use one of these IP addresses. Lets say your router assigns 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.200 to DHCP devices. Then you can use another IP address, say 192.168.0.201 to your Omni panel. The first 3 IP numbers need to be the same on your router and Omni, typically 192.168.0 or 192.168.1 in most cases. Now remotely accessing the Omni from outside your house is another story for a different post. Do you know what IP address your router uses?

 

[beller]

Please disregard. ChatGPT really came through, way more than I would've expected. Thank you!!