Hi there !
I am searching through the documentation and other questions added here and I can’t seem to find more detailed info of how OpenHab assigns static IP addresses to connected devices.
Thanks.
you won’t find any info… because OH2 does not do that 
give more info to understand what you are looking for
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Ok. Basically, I am connecting my phone to the network and through the paperUI I have found the IP address assigned to my device and I was trying to understand better how it does it.
which binding are you using?
most likely the network binding (?)
this does a network scan when you search for things
Info: https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/network/#discovery
As @Dim said, openHAB Does not do that! AFAIK the network binding (just guessing what you might use) pings all available addresses in the subnet and returns a list of live devices!
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Yes, indeed I am using the network binding. I am kind of a newbie in the network domain and I was wondering where does that address comes from.
Most probably from your DHCP server (which normally is the same with your router)!
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Ok, thanks a lot, guys ! I will try to understand these concepts better.
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OpenHAB doesn’t do that, a DHCP server on your LAN does that. It is most likely your internet provider router.
There should be a way to log in the router to change the configurations. See your manual. Most routers have the ability to assign fixed internal IP addresses.
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