# Setting Local Control to static IP now I can't access it

**URL:** <https://forum.alta.inc/t/setting-local-control-to-static-ip-now-i-cant-access-it/4574>\
**Category:** Alta Control\
**Tags:** bug-report\
**Created:** [February 7, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/setting-local-control-to-static-ip-now-i-cant-access-it/4574 "2025-02-07T21:10:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ebuckland81](https://forum.alta.inc/user_avatar/forum.alta.inc/ebuckland81/32/3446_2.png) [@ebuckland81](https://forum.alta.inc/u/ebuckland81)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.alta.inc/t/setting-local-control-to-static-ip-now-i-cant-access-it/4574/2 "2025-02-07T21:52:17Z")

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Sounds related to this:

> [@BUG: VLAN changed no. of Static IP, Router Locks up, Native VLAN changed on Port](https://forum.alta.inc/t/bug-vlan-changed-no-of-static-ip-router-locks-up-native-vlan-changed-on-port/3666/1):
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> I tried to change the number of STATIC assigned IP in a VLAN 20 from 5 to 15.
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> Route 10 locks up , cant access internet or any local devices. Eventally coouple of minutes later I have access back - set static 15 to 5.

and this:

> [@BUG: VLAN changed no. of Static IP, Router Locks up, Native VLAN changed on Port](https://forum.alta.inc/t/bug-vlan-changed-no-of-static-ip-router-locks-up-native-vlan-changed-on-port/3666/13):
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> Not sure why that is, but if you set the `Native VLAN` then make any static IP assignments or change the icon of a device (basically any setting that uses the pop up it seems), the `Native VLAN` would swap back to `Default`.

and similar to my own issue:

> [@VLAN and port tagging confusion](https://forum.alta.inc/t/vlan-and-port-tagging-confusion/4439/13):
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> updating a device connected to an Untagged port, associated to a specific VLAN, gets unintentionally (at least in my opinion) Tagged to that VLAN and Native VLAN set to Default.

The problem seems to be that changes in the Device’s card changes the port settings in a somewhat unintuitive way.

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