Determined by the kind of service you subscribed to obtain Internet, you might be allocated to utilize dynamic IP address or static IP address. A static IP address is a long-term (non-changing) IP address assigned to you personally by your ISP (for additional fee in many instances). In the event you are similar to most of us, your IP address will probably be mechanically assigned (dynamic) by your ISP when your apparatus initially connect to the Web. This apparatus (either a router or a gateway) supplied by your ISP lets you connect to the World Wide Web, as well as let you alter your IP address. For statically assigned IP addresses, you are going to need to manually alter IP address of your router or computing devices.