I’ll clear up what this option means for you as simply as possible.
What Is a Static IP?
AnIP addressworks just like the address for your home.
It’s a unique combination of numbers that identify a specific equipment on a computer web link.
Your router has two IP addresses.
There’s an internal address which devices on your home connection can all see.
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Then there’s your router’s “public” IP address, which all the internet can see.
Most people have a “dynamic” IP address.
This means that your public IP address changes from time to time.
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For example, your ISP might change it when your router reboots, or at certain intervals.
There are only so many available IP addresses, and the ISP will assign them as needed.
A “static” IP address is one that never changes.
That’s the only difference between the dynamic addresses most people have and a static one.
So why is that a big deal?
Perhaps most importantly, having a static IP cuts off the need to use a third-party cloud service.
All this server does most of the time is pass information between the remote and local devices.
If you have a static IP, that’s not necessary.
It might not be very expensive, all things considered.
Though you may have to disconnect for 30 minutes or so in some cases.
If you have a static IP, well that’s it.
That decision is completely in their hands.
At the very least, you could suffer aDDoS attack, which we usually only associate with web servers.
