static IP address

How it is used

Used for servers, printers, network devices and anything that other systems must always find at the same address. Businesses also buy a static IP address from their ISP to host a VPN or a server. Often shortened to 'static IP'.

Example sentences

1. Give the new NAS a static IP address outside the DHCP range.

2. We pay the ISP extra for a static IP address so the branch VPN can always find us.

Common collocations

• assign a static IP address
• static IP from the ISP
• static vs dynamic IP
• outside the DHCP range

Related terms

• IP addressA unique numerical label given to every device on an IP network so that data can be sent to it, for example 192.168.1.20 in IPv4.
• DHCPShort for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: a protocol that automatically gives devices an IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS servers when they join a network.
• IPv4Version 4 of the Internet Protocol, which uses 32-bit addresses written as four numbers from 0 to 255 separated by dots, such as 192.168.10.5; it allows about 4.3 billion addresses.
• ISPShort for internet service provider: a company that sells internet access to homes and businesses, usually over fibre, DSL, cable or mobile networks.
• subnetA smaller network created by dividing a larger IP address range, so that groups of devices such as offices, departments or servers can be kept separate and managed more easily.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• static IP address · Software Engineering

More terms: IP Addressing

• default gateway
• IPv6
• subnet mask
• NAT
• port forwarding
• CIDR
• private IP address