Changing IP addresses is a big problem for many computer users because of a lot of program applications. As we all know what is an IP address? I like to tell you that you can easily switch to a new IP address on your computer system.
If you’re using a Mac system and you don’t know how to change your IP address on Mac then keep reading this article.
Recently I want to change the IP address on my Airport Extreme but the issue is I know how to change it. I research a lot on the web and finally found the proper solution and successfully changed the IP address on Airport Extreme.
Changing IP Address on Airport Extreme
First of all, I will tell there are three different types of IP address that you’ve noticed on your mac system after connecting Airport Extreme. IP addresses are Public IP Address, Different IP Address Range, Static IP Address. So you’ve decides which IP address you want to change on your computer system. However, I will show all three IP address changing processes.
Change Public IP Address on Mac
Step 1 :
Power off your entire network
Step 2 :
Wait for 30 Minutes, That will allow the modem to reset and issue a new IP address
Step 3 :
Start the Modem and wait for 2 to 3 minutes
Step 4 :
Now starts the Airport Extreme in the same way
Switch to Different IP address Range on Mac
Step 1 :
Open Finder then Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Step 2 :
Click on the Airport Extreme icon, then Edit
Step 3 :
Click on the Network tab at (top of the window)
Step 4 :
Click on Network Options
Step 5 :
Now you’ve to Change the IPv4 DHCP Range from 10.0.1.2 to 200 to read 192.168.1.2 to 200
Step 6 :
Click on Save, then Update when you’ll do and wait for 30 seconds for the AP Extreme to Restart
Changing Static IP address on Mac
Step 1 :
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Step 2 :
Click the AirPort Extreme icon, then click Edit
Step 3 :
Click on the Internet tab at the top of the window
Step 4:
Enter the Static IP address that you want to use next to iPV4 Address
Step 5 :
Click on Update
Now you’ve to decide which IP address you want to change mainly Airport Extreme user change Static IP address using Mac.
Conclusion
I hope this article will help you to know a bit more information related to Airport Extreme. However, this article also guides to change the IP address on AP Extreme through Mac.