Ahh, understood.
I don’t think you want to assign a fixed IP address to your Extreme on your home network. If anything you would want to assign a fixed IP address to your Taiko router on your home network and then use the Extreme IP address in your port forwarding rules. That’s what worked for me.
I now have definitive information regarding the possibilities for controlling an Extreme server connected to a Taiko Router from the home network.
With the Extreme Server connected to the Extreme Router (whether via an Extreme Switch or directly), the Taiko Router will hand out a different IP Address to the Extreme than the home Router. This matters in XDMS but not in Roon. In this situation, these are the control options:
- You can control Roon and XDMS on the Extreme Server by connecting a tablet or phone to the Taiko Router 's Taiko Wifi network. This is what we recommend as it provides the best Sound Quality.
- Thanks to Port Forwarding on the Extreme Router, you can also control Roon on the Extreme via Roon apps running on any device on the Home network. The Extreme Router will assign a new IP Address to the Extreme, but thanks to Roon's auto-connect protocol, you don't need to worry about this.
- You cannot control XDMS on the Extreme from devices connected to the Home network.
On a related note, you can only access the Extreme Server's Music folder when the remote computer is connected to the same network as the Extreme Server. So, if you want to copy music to the server, you either need to temporarily connect a computer or laptop to one of the Extreme's network ports, or you need to temporarily connect the Extreme to the home network.
I will update the Router Manual and FAQ to reflect this information.