Sometimes you might need to update the WAN IP address of a UXG device (UXG Lite, UXG Max, UXG Pro, UXG Fiber or UXG Enterprise) via SSH for a multitude of reasons.

For example, if you use a static IP address to connect to your ISP and this changes for any reason, you can easily update the WAN IP address without having to reset and readopt the UXG.

Update the UXG WAN via SSH

Thankfully, this can be done via SSH if required. To do this, first log into the UXG via SSH. Follow our guide here for more detailed instructions.

First, run ifconfig to check the list of interfaces.

ifconfig