Tablo Connect Port Forwarding on Netgear R7000P

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@pvarvaris

Are you saying you needed to install other firmware on your Netgear routers?

The reference was it’s a basic function. Other then the UI (user interface) for configuring.

@pvarvaris

, I may need to use a Static IP address instead of a DCHP address assignment. What’s more, however, it said that that Static IP address had to be set up within the device (as if it was a computer???) - but how would I set up a Static IP address for and “in” the Tablo device?

Static IP, Reserved IP, Static/Reserved Lease are often used interchangeably. They may be use for the same thing but don’t always necessarily mean the same. Here’s a post from the past I felt explained it well:

Orbit (Netgear with Satellite) router and remote access

OK… this is nitpicky, but I’m just going to put it out there… A STATIC IP is not the same as a RESERVED IP. And in fact a “reserved IP” is actually not actually, technically, a reserved IP as much as it is a reserved LEASE. A static IP is assigned at the device. For example you go into Tablo’s network settings (which you can’t do as far as I know) and tell Tablo not to use DHCP. Then you assign it an IP (hopefully not within your DHCP range!) and give it the rest of the pertinent information s…

@pvarvaris

Where did you get your firmware and how do you know it is safe to use?

Open source firmware has been around since, I believe the days of the Linksys WRT-54G. If it wasn’t safe it wouldn’t have survived and grown.