diff --git a/source/_components/vera.markdown b/source/_components/vera.markdown
index aba2fabbb66..1a153ea1622 100644
--- a/source/_components/vera.markdown
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@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ vera:
   vera_controller_url: http://192.168.1.161:3480/
 ```
 
+<p class='note'>
+  It is recommended to assign a static IP address to your Vera Controller. This ensures that it won't change IP addresses, so you won't have to change the `vera_controller_url` if it reboots and comes up with a different IP address. See your router's manual for details on how to set this up. If you need the MAC address of your Vera, check the label on the bottom.
+</p>
+
 By default your switches will be added to HA as switches, however if some of them are light switches, you can tell HA this using the optional ```lights``` parameter as shown below.
 
 Vera imports detailed zwave devices into HA - this can include system devices and other devices that you don't use, you can tell HA not to load these devices using the ```exclude:``` parameter as shown below.