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turo [Powering your LED strips]
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 A static IP can be set up in the web configuration page of the device. Initial access to the web configuration page requires either access through a DHCP assigned address or the IP address listed above. ​ A static IP can be set up in the web configuration page of the device. Initial access to the web configuration page requires either access through a DHCP assigned address or the IP address listed above. ​
  
-Note: Using static IPs is generally the recommend way of doing large and live installations,​ especially when power outages are expected. One common problem with DHCP is that if dozens or more devices simultaneously ask for a DHCP based address when power goes on, the request packets tend to get lost as the router drops them, or more commonly the router takes more than 30 seconds to boot. The result is that some devices will never acquire an IP address.+Note: Using static IPs is generally the recommend way of doing large and live installations,​ especially when power outages are expected. One common problem with DHCP is that if dozens or more devices simultaneously ask for a DHCP based address when power goes on, the request packets tend to get lost as the router drops them. Or more commonly the router takes more than 30 seconds to boot which means DHCP requests went nowhere. The result is that some devices will never acquire an IP address.
  
 ==== Updating the firmware ==== ==== Updating the firmware ====
getting_started.txt ยท Last modified: 2019/12/30 05:47 by turo