New DHCP request every second?

[user_748115440787586_748115440787586]

For the last couple of hours, my Argus 3Pro camera is sending dhcp requests and receiving the exact same IP adress over and over again, literally every second. See screenshot below with info from the modem. Support tried to tell me this is all normal, nothing to worry about, but I don't buy that. Can't be normal. Even setting a static IP doesnt work as it continues to send requests. Support told me that battery powered cams can't be set to static IP???

[Crimp On_62210811129]

I believe this is correct. RLC cameras have a drop down menu for IP address (DHCP vs. Static).
My Argus 3 Pro does not have a similar feature.

[joseph_1979]

@user_748115440787586_748115440787586 I already told support to ping the gateway IP to check router reachability rather than using DHCP. As a senior technical architect I won't opt for DHCP.

[webarmen1_133349461975209]

Regarding the static IP, it is true that battery-powered cameras like the Argus 3Pro do not support static IP addresses. They are designed to connect via UID (Unique ID) rather than a direct IP address, which is why setting a static IP wouldn’t affect the camera’s operation or stop the DHCP requests

[joseph_1979]

@webarmen1_133349461975209 No static IP. It does an DHCP request on initialization and if you allow the camera to access the Internet then it will forward the private and public IP to the P2P servers. Here you can refrain the camera from accessing the Internet and you still be able to connect to the camera using the Android client. This will no longer hold if the cam IP will change.