Renewing and releasing the IP address of your iPad®

When you are having difficulty in connecting to the wireless network, you may not be getting a valid IP address from your router. One such instance is when you are getting a self-assigned IP address such as an IP address which starts with 169 (e.g. 169.254.x.x).

To resolve this issue, you can renew and release the IP address assigned to your iPad® by the router using the Renew Lease function. Follow the instructions below to learn how:

Step 1:
Tap User-added image

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Step 2:
Tap Wi-Fi.

Step 3:
Select the wireless network name or SSID of the network you are currently connected to.

NOTE: The checkmark beside the SSID of the wireless network indicates that you are connected to that network.

Step 4:
Tap the blue arrow User-added image

beside the AirPort® icon.

Step 5:
Tap Renew Lease to renew and release the IP address.

Step 6:
You will receive a prompt verifying if you would like to renew lease. Click Renew to continue.

You should now get a valid IP address which is within the range of IP addresses assigned by your router.

NOTE: In this example, the valid IP address is 192.168.2.128.

Launch a web browser (e.g. Safari®) and connect to a website to ensure that you are already able to connect to the Internet.

NOTE: If you are still not able to get a valid IP address, tap Forget this Network and try to reconnect to renew your connection to the wireless network.