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ryanpeterson
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Apr 21, 2021
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HoloLens 2 Static IP without WiFi

I have a situation where I need to set a static IP address for a HoloLens 2 for a network that I am wired to through an Ethernet to USB-C dongle. The network is not using DHCP. The HoloLens 2 is prov...
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    ryanpeterson
    Jul 16, 2021

    Worked with Microsoft support to come to the following: Support for setting a static IP for an Ethernet connection is now supported in the New Settings app. This New Settings app is available in the Beta Channel of the Insider Preview program as well as the official release https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/hololens-release-notes#windows-holographic-version-21h1. If the needed release does not appear when checking for updates on the HoloLens 2, the latest release can be manually downloaded from https://aka.ms/hololens2download and installed with the Advanced Recovery Companion (ARC) tool.

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ryanpeterson
Copper Contributor
Jul 16, 2021

Worked with Microsoft support to come to the following: Support for setting a static IP for an Ethernet connection is now supported in the New Settings app. This New Settings app is available in the Beta Channel of the Insider Preview program as well as the official release https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/hololens-release-notes#windows-holographic-version-21h1. If the needed release does not appear when checking for updates on the HoloLens 2, the latest release can be manually downloaded from https://aka.ms/hololens2download and installed with the Advanced Recovery Companion (ARC) tool.

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