I'm starting to get annoyed with the inability of this TP-Link equipment to maintain a designated FIXED IP address on a device.

 

I need to assign static IP addresses to my IOT devices (sadly, the devices in question I'm having problems with are TP-LINK devices as well !!) to ensure smooth operation with my home automation solution.

I have gone ahead and used a Fixed IP Address: 

 

NOTE .. The IP address does not match the fixed ip address.

Forcing the client to reconnect will temporarily solve the issue but the device will eventually fall back to a DHCP assigned address.

 

As a workaround and to try to resolve the issue I assigned all my IOT devices an address between 192.168.50.10 and 192.168.50.49.

I then continually force reconnected all the devices until they had their properly assigned fixed IP address.

Lastly,I went into my DHCP settings and set the starting range to be 192.168.50.50:

 

 

NOTE:  The Omada SDN will NOT allow you to manually input an IP address that falls outside of the defined DHCP range.  To get around this, you have to change them BEFORE modifying your range.  

 

Not sure what else I can do but surely I'm not the only one experiencing this issue.

Is this known to TP-Link ?  Is it slotted to be resolved anytime soon ??  Is there a work around that actually works ???

 

 

 

As an FYI : Here is a screenshot of my devices and their versions (running the latest version on everything):

 

 

 

I am running the latest version of the Omada Software controller :