Static IP for PS4
You may need to assign a permanent, static IP address on the PlayStation 4 in order to establish a NAT Type 2 connection. Setting a permanent IP address ensures that your console will always have the same internal IP, even after you reboot the console. Some routers allow you to manually assign an IP address, so first you need to check if this is possible in your router. If not, then you can configure the static IP through the PS4 console menu.
This guide is divided into two parts. Read everything from start to finish.
How to manually configure a static IP address on a PlayStation 4 via a router
Find a way in your router to manually configure the IP address. Not all routers support this feature. The setup process will differ depending on the router model you are using. If your modem allows you to manually configure the IP address, then simply assign a permanent IP to the PlayStation 4. In this case, you will not have to make any changes to the settings of the console itself. The router will independently assign an internal IP for the PS4, the functions of which are identical to the static one.
In case your router does not support manual IP settings, you will have to do the settings through the PS4 console. To do this, follow the instructions below:
- You can try to permanently bind your PS4 to the IP address you are currently using. To find this IP, turn on your PS4 and do the following:
- From the PS4 main menu select “Settings”
- Go to the “Network” section
- Select “View Connection Status”
- After that, you should see your current IP address.
Write down this IP and MAC address of the PS4 on a piece of paper. In addition, you will need to remember the IP address of your router, which is specified as the Default Gateway. How to do this is described in the next paragraph of our guide.
- Go to the settings of the router through the computer (this is done through the browser, by entering the IP of the router, for example, 192.168.1.1. Or 192.168.1.0. / 192.168.0.1). You will need to permanently assign the PS4 the IP address you wrote down earlier in the first step.
Below is a screenshot with an example of a modem that allows you to manually assign an IP.
This router from Asus has lines for entering the IP address, after which the MAC address is selected from the drop-down menu. Use the address numbers that you wrote down in the first step of this guide. In our example, after recording the numbers, you must click the “Add” button.
Some routers cannot assign IP addresses that are in the router’s DHCP range (the range of addresses that the router automatically assigns to various devices on your network). If this is your case, then you will need to select an IP address outside the DHCP range of the router. How to do this, see points 2-4 in the next section of this manual (“How to set up static IP-address in PSfour“).
- Once you’ve bound your PS4 to a specific IP address, test your console connection to ensure it’s working properly. To test the connection, do the following:
- Select “Settings” from the main menu
- Select “Network”
- Click on “Test Internet Connection”. Wait while the connection check is in progress.
If the connection test is successful, you will see the message “Internet Connection Successful”.
- Opening ports or Port Forwarding on your router means redirecting all traffic to a specific internal IP address. To get a NAT Type 2 connection, you need to forward the following ports to the IP address of your PS4:
- TCP: 80, 443, 1935, 3478-3480
- UDP: 3478-3479
More information on how to do this is here.
- After you’ve assigned a permanent IP address for your PS4 and redirected ports on your router, check your Internet connection. How to do this, see paragraph 3 of this manual.
Congratulations, your connection should be set to NAT Type 2.
If you were unable to establish a NAT Type 2 connection, check if you did everything right. Re-review the information you entered in the IP and MAC address line.
If you still have difficulty configuring a NAT Type 2 connection, check if the connection is established correctly. You may have more than one router on your local network. To determine the number of routers in the network, you can use the free program Router Detector… It is very important that there was only one modem in the network, otherwise it is quite difficult to set up a network without unnecessary headaches.
How to set up a static IP address on PS4
If you have a router that cannot manually assign internal IP addresses, follow these steps to set up a permanent IP on your PS4:
- Find out what IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS the PS4 is currently using. To do this, follow the instructions below:
- From the PS4 main menu select “Settings”
- Open “Network”
- Open View Connection Status
Make a note of the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, primary DNS and secondary DNS. You will need to enter all these numbers into the console a little later.
- Next, enter the router settings via your PC.
To enter the settings of the router, write its IP address in the browser line. You can find the IP in the list of addresses that you wrote down in step 1. The IP of the router is the address of the Default Gateway.
If you cannot figure out how to enter the modem settings, visit this page… Select your router model and read how to enter the settings.
You need to look through the settings to see the range of DHCP addresses that the modem uses to automatically assign IP devices on the network.
Below is a screenshot of how the line with this range should look like. Used the Linksys router menu. The DHCP range is circled in red.
- You will need to choose a number between 2 and 254, which is outside the DHCP range, to assign an IP to your set-top box.
In the example above, the Linksys router uses the range 100 to 149 to assign IP addresses to devices on the internal network. In this case, you can select, for example, the number 31, then the full IP address for the PS4 will look like this: 192.168.0.31. Here are some more examples to help you understand better:
- If DHCP range is 200-254, you can choose numbers from 2 to 50
- If the router uses a range of 50-200 then 2 to 49
- To check if the IP you have chosen can be used, do the following:
- From the Start menu open Run
- Enter the command “cmd” without quotes and press Enter
- After that, a black window should appear.
- Next, in the input line, enter: “Ping (space) IP”. For example: Ping 192.168.1.54
- Hit Enter.
If the IP address does not ping, that is, packets go to it, but there is no response, then such an IP suits you, it is free. If packets come with responses, this means that the IP is currently in use, so you need to choose another, free address. Below is an example of an IP address that is already in use.
- Next, you need a PS4 to set the IP address you have chosen.
Now do the following:
- Select “Subnet Mask”. Enter the numbers from the list with the numbers that you wrote down in the first step of this manual. Click Finish to confirm your changes.
- Select “Default Gateway” and enter the IP address of your router. Confirm the changes.
- Select “Primary DNS”, enter the number you wrote down earlier in step 1. Confirm.
- Select Secondary DNS, also note down the number you wrote down earlier. Click Finish.
- Click Next.
- On the MTU Settings screen, select Automatic
- On the Proxy Server settings screen, select Do Not Use.
- Next, click “Test Internet Connection”. Wait for the end of the check.
If you have followed all the above steps exactly, then the static IP will be configured correctly. If you have any problems, check the correctness of the information entered, in particular, check the numbers that you entered in the line of the IP-address, gateway, DNS. To double-check this, open the PS4 main menu, select Settings => Network => View Network Status.
- Opening ports or Port Forwarding on your router means redirecting all traffic to a specific internal IP address. To get a NAT Type 2 connection, you need to forward the following ports to the IP address of your PS4:
- TCP: 80, 443, 1935, 3478-3480
- UDP: 3478-3479
More information on how to forward ports is here.
- After you have assigned a static IP address for the PlayStation 4 and correctly forwarded the ports on your router, you can check your Internet connection. How to do this, read a little above.
Congratulations on your NAT Type 2 connection! If you have any problems, first of all, we advise you to check the correctness of the numbers entered when specifying the gateway address, IP, DNS and subnet mask.