Question

"when should a network administrator assign static ip addresses to network devices?"

Answer 1

Normally for a small network, servers, network devices the assignment of static IP makes sense. However, for a management of hundreds of device, it could be a very difficult task.

Answer 2

An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two main functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing