Information we need before assigning a fixed/static IP address
If you need a fixed IP address and/or DNS name for a computer or other network-accessible device, send an email to help@ece.uw.edu with the following information.
- The MAC (network hardware) address of the device
- The type of device (e.g. server/computer, printer, network switch, etc.)
- The room it’s in
- The network subnet it’s on (the easiest way to do this is to plug some other computer into that same network port and let us know what IP address it’s assigned)
- Also, since we’ll be creating an .ece.uw.edu name for the device, please let us know your name preference, if you have one – if it’s not a computer/server, we prefer to give it a name related to its function (e.g. foolab-synology.ece.uw.edu, foolab-laserprinter.ece.uw.edu)
- Important note: we no longer allow names shorter than three characters!