Router assigned IP addresses

These are DHCP addresses so you need to look at the computer, open a command prompt and type ipconfig and enter. That will tell you what IP the computer has.

You can also get Advanced IP Scanner (Famatech.com and free) to install on one computer and see what is on your network by IP address.

In most network router DHCP setting there is an option to make reservation for device.
You can reserve IP address based on MAC address and name it.
In future you'll know what device has what IP

Most routers can show which IP is being used by which device. So log on to the router and look for such a listing. Besides that you can also look on the PC's themselves, for example in Linux open a terminal and then use ifconfig. That will show you which IP it has gotten from the router. On Windows you can open a CMD prompt and enter ipconfig.

As for the other devices, it depends on the device.

On my Netgear router, there is a page called Attached Devices that shows the IP address, host name, and MAC address of all attached devices and computers.

John, I went to that site but it re-routed me to Radmin.  It says try for free but is there a time limit before you have to buy?  Also, does the program tell you which IP address is using bandwith and how much? Thanks

The link is this: http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com

Although I prefer using Angry IP Scanner: http://angryip.org/download/#windows

For advanced users, you can't beat Nmap.

HTH,
Dan

Advanced IP scanner is free. Radmin is an access tool.

http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/

John, do you know if advanced-ip-scanner gives you a readout of the consumption by IP address?  -  That is really what I am looking for. Thanks

I downloaded, installed, and ran http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/ .  It does exactly what it shows on their home page.  I did have to turn off FTP scanning because I was getting false positives.

Routers tend to keep at a minimum MAC addresses and IP addresses in a client table or connected devices list, and many will also capture device names. What make/model router do you have there?

Advanced IP Scanner works very well, as do SoftPerfect Network Scanner and Angry IP Scanner.

I have a Netgear Nighthawk X4 R7500 V2.  I found a listing of all the connected devices and named them so I now know which devices are currently connected but it does not tell me how much bandwith each device has consumed for a given period of time.  That's what I was hoping I would get but don't think the router keeps up with EACH device.  I did find a TOTAL consumption listing but it didn't break it out by device.  Maybe I can't get that since not all devices are on 24/7.

but it does not tell me how much bandwidth each device has consumed for a given period of time.  

I do not any consumer router that will do that. You would need a commercial router and one that would track bandwidth by IP or MAC address would be very pricey (if such a router even exists). There is software like Solar Winds that might help but it is very pricey as well.

Consumers generally just need total which is what consumer gear provides.

The bandwidth also wasn't part of your Question, you only asked about how to see which device got which IP.

You should be able to use wireshark to show you what uses how much, but you'd have to run this on a PC that is constantly on.

https://www.wireshark.org/

How about this... give us the full scope of what you are looking for and we will answer based on that. Is this more for business or home, for example?

Based on the few details you have provided, you would need something like PRTG or SolarWinds Bandwidth Monitor. Wireshark would be a horrible tool for seeing how much bandwidth got used from an ease of use standpoint. Especially if you have a number of machines you need data for, this is a better approach than a router with built in capability.

If you insist on the capability be within the router, a TP-LINK Archer C7 is one of many that are better than your router in that sense. DD-WRT would be a good firmware on a decent router to use also.

Okay, I get the picture now.  This is merely for home use so I'm not going to worry about each device but rather just keep track of total consumption.  Thank you all.

Many thanks

You are very welcome and I was happy to help. Best wishes for a happy New Year.