By default, MikroTik distributes dynamic IP addresses and other network settings to all clients using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) protocol.

Sometimes you need to configure your MikroTik router so that a certain device gets the same static IP address every time it connects to the network.

This note shows how to set the static IP address for a MikroTik’s DHCP client from a command-line (terminal) or Winbox/Webfig.

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Set Static IP for MikroTik’s DHCP Client

List clients connected to a MikroTik’s DHCP server:

[admin@MikroTik] > /ip dhcp-server lease print
- sample output -
Flags: D, B - BLOCKED
Columns: ADDRESS, MAC-ADDRESS, HOST-NAME, SERVER, STATUS, LAST-SEEN
#   ADDRESS         MAC-ADDRESS        HOST-NAME    SERVER   STATUS  LAST-SEEN
0 D 192.168.88.246  0E:20:XX:XX:XX:XX  Galaxy-M51   defconf  bound   9s
1 D 192.168.88.247  D0:C6:XX:XX:XX:XX  hp-440g6     defconf  bound   4m39s
2 D 192.168.88.254  DC:A6:XX:XX:XX:XX  raspberrypi  defconf  bound   55s

To make an IP address of one of the DHCP clients static, execute:

[admin@MikroTik] > /ip dhcp-server lease make-static numbers=<lineNumber>
- example -
[admin@MikroTik] > /ip dhcp-server lease make-static numbers=2
[admin@MikroTik] > /ip dhcp-server lease print
- sample output -
Flags: D, B - BLOCKED
Columns: ADDRESS, MAC-ADDRESS, HOST-NAME, SERVER, STATUS, LAST-SEEN
#   ADDRESS         MAC-ADDRESS        HOST-NAME    SERVER   STATUS  LAST-SEEN
0 D 192.168.88.246  0E:20:XX:XX:XX:XX  Galaxy-M51   defconf  bound   48s
1 D 192.168.88.247  D0:C6:XX:XX:XX:XX  hp-440g6     defconf  bound   18s
2   192.168.88.254  DC:A6:XX:XX:XX:XX  raspberrypi  defconf  bound   1m34s

Note that the flag ‘D’ (dynamic) for the record #2 is not showing anymore.

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To set the static IP for the DHCP client using Winbox/Winfig, go to “IP” → “DHCP Server”, select the “Leases” tab, double-click on one of the connected devices and click on the “Make Static” button:

If you close the pop-up windows and double-click on the record once again, in the new pop-up window you will see the additional options, for example you be able to change the assigned IP address.