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3.1.4 IPv6 Setup
The growth of the Internet has created a need for more addresses than are possible
with IPv4. IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is a version of the Internet Protocol (IP)
intended to succeed IPv4, which is the protocol currently used to direct almost all
Internet traffic. IPv6 also implements additional features not present in IPv4. It
simplifies aspects of address assignment (stateless address auto-configuration),
network renumbering and router announcements when changing Internet connectivity
providers. This router supports various types of IPv6 connection (Static IPv6 /
DHCPv6 / PPPoE / 6 to 4 / IPv6 in IPv4 tunnel). Please ask your ISP of what type of
IPv6 is supported before you proceed with IPv6 setup.
3.1.4.1 Static IPv6
When “Static IPv6” is selected you need to do the following settings:
1. WAN IPv6 address settings:
A. IPv6 address: Enter the IPv6 address here; IPv6 addresses have a size of
128 bits. Therefore, IPv6 has a vastly enlarged address space compared to
IPv4. An example of an IPv6 address is
“2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334”