Move Umbrels to a different WiFi

[mikey1]

I had not logged into my node for quite sometime and when I tried recently it failed to find my local. After a few tries I realized that it was on my Other Wifi and I then logged in no problem. This brings up the question if the Wifi I have it on goes down how can I log into it and or find it.

[DarthCoin]

Strongly recommend to connect your node with a cable to the router and set a static IP for the node.

How to set a static IP for your Umbrel server

I see a lot of users having issues connecting to umbrel.local and most of them are Windows users. I will try to put here some simple steps so everybody can try them. Not having access to your Umbrel doesn’t really means your Umbrel is broken. Means that the PC from where you access it can’t see it in your LAN or in the parameters you configure your LAN. So could be 4 reasons that maybe your Umbrel is not accessible: IP assigned. The IP for the Umbrel is not set fix, or was changed by your D…

[n080dy]

And on the other side… connect your computer via ethernet cable too in case Wifi goes down! Easier and faster

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[mikey1]

Okay got it, simple enough. Thanks

[DarthCoin]

LOL nice drawing !