Connecting Windows 10 to a fixed IP address outside of your network range

I’m working on a workshop for Scala days (Join us if you can! ) that includes setting up an Akka cluster on a set of three Raspberry Pis. The workshop organizers have very kindly shared a pre-built image with me, which will save me a TON of time, but also comes with a minor problem — the IP is static, it can only be connected via Ethernet, and the IP address is outside of my local network range.

It’s actually pretty easy to set up — once you know where to go. Here are the steps:

First, connect to the device via Ethernet.

Next, on the lower right of your screen, right click on network — Open Network & Internet settings:

Click Ethernet on the left, then on the right, under Related Settings, click on change adapter options:

Find the Ethernet connection in the Network Connections. In my case I used a USB Ethernet adapter, so it was easy to figure out which one to pick:

Right click and choose properties from the menu. properties, then click on Internet Protocol Version 4:

Then add the static IP, Subnet and gateway (my Subnet and gateway were the default so I just needed to add the IP):

That’s IT! Now you should be able to connect to the static IP address from your Windows machine, as long as the Ethernet is connected. I use SSH in Windows Subsystem for Linux to connect, but you can use the tool of your choice.

Let me know if you have any questions!