Change Static IP
The BridgeX runs Rapsbian and therefore any guide for Raspbian will be applicable.
These settings will only affect the inner of the two network adapters on version 3 of the BridgeX. The outer adapter is on DHCP by default but can be configured by replacing eth0 with eth1 in the config.
First off we need to establish an SSH connection to the device.
You may use whatever SSH client you want but if you are unfamiliar with SSH you can download a copy of PuTTY from https://www.putty.org/. Simply run the program, enter the IP of the BridgeX in the host name field and click Open. Accept any signature trust prompts that pop up.
A service called dhcpcd handles the network configuration and we will need to edit its configuration. We do this by entering the following command:
You will need now need to remove the hash symbols on the rows below Example static IP configuration on row 43.
- ip_address: Your desired local IP.
- routers: The IP of your router/default gateway
- domain_name: The IP of your DNS server. This is often the router IP in smaller networks.
A monitor and a keyboard will be required to access the BridgeX if the configuration ends up broken so be careful. Here is an example of a working static IP configuration:
When you are done you press Ctrl+X. You will be asked if you wish to save the changes, press Y then press enter.
Now you may reboot and the network service set the configured static IP.
Follow the same procedure but instead add back the hash signs to the modified rows to re-enable DHCP.