Assigning Static IPs to Specific Devices on Pirelli PRG E4202G

I have a server at home. I use the fiber internet connection service of Superonline at 20Mbps. During the initial setup, they provided me Pirelli’s modem (PRG E4202G). Why I’m writing this post is my negative thoughts about the usability of its management console. It’s really hard at first to find out how advanced settings can be configured. It’s likely you’re lost. If you own one, you already understand what I mean.

I wanted my home server to have a static IP in the local network. The solution is simple; you assign an IP to the server’s MAC address. That’s all about it; but it took some time for me to figure out how it works on the management console of PRG E4202G. Here’s how:

1. Login to the management console.
2. Click on the Network Connections link from the navigation panel.
3. Click on the LAN VLAN2 Properties (my server is connected to the modem via the wired ethernet protocol. if yours is different, you should select the corresponding one here.).
4. Click the IP Address Distribution link (it’s hard to see that there’s a link here :) This made me suffer!).
5. Click on the Connection List button.
6. You’ll see a list of currently opened connections. Find the one that is your server and click on the Edit icon on the right-hand side.
7. Enable the Enable reserved IP option.
8. Enter your desired IP address to the corresponding input field.
9. Click the Ok button.
10. Restart the networking service on your server (or just restart your server).
11. Now the modem will assign the desired IP address to your server.

That’s it!