How can I change my IP address in airport extreme?

I have an airport extreme and I would like to change the IP address.  There is a renew DHCP tab next to IPv4 Address in Airport Utility, but if I click it doesn't change anything.  I'm very green on IP addresses, how can I change the IP address?

I am currently connecting using DHCP.  The reason I want to change my IP address is for security.
I see, thanks for the explanation.
Every time you connect to a website, any website, your IP address is sent along with the content you request. There is no avoiding that. It's the method by which the content is delivered to you, analogous to a return address on an envelope you send in the mail. It's not required for websites to maintain a log your IP address or the content you requested. Most of the time it's discarded.
That IP address sent with your web page request is the address of your ISP's router - not your AirPort Extreme. Its address can be used to identify only a broad geographical area, and only your ISP will know the location of the specific equipment it's using. To truly obscure your location from even that broad category requires connecting through a web proxy server, of which there are many to choose from. The only IP address that could be "tracked" using one of them could be anywhere around the world, and would change so often as to be useless to anyone wanting to locate you.
In any event specifying a fixed IP address for your Extreme will not accomplish anything in the way of security or privacy, and would be no different than using DHCP.
If you are concerned about privacy in general that is a very wide-ranging subject. I'll start by suggesting you avoid Google and all its products and services, for obvious reasons.

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