# Changing a device IP address

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-a-device-ip-address/40298>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 4, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-a-device-ip-address/40298 "2020-11-04T15:28:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![lamho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c89c15/32.png) [@lamho](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lamho)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-a-device-ip-address/40298/1 "2020-11-04T15:28:28Z")

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Instead of going to the gateway \> config \> Device Connections (under OPC UA) \> edit \> hostname to change a device IP address. Is there another way to change a device IP address not from the gateway, perhaps via Vision Client Launcher?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-a-device-ip-address/40298/2 "2020-11-04T15:30:01Z")

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Not in the launcher, no, but in an actual client, yes:

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/system.device.setDeviceHostname](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/system.device.setDeviceHostname)