Web Management Guide-R01

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Chapter 16
| IP Configuration
Setting the Switch’s IP Address (IP Version 6)
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Setting the Switchs IP Address (IP Version 6)
This section describes how to configure an IPv6 interface for management access
over the network, or for creating an interface to multiple subnets. This switch
supports both IPv4 and IPv6, and can be managed through either of these address
types. For information on configuring the switch with an IPv4 address, see “Setting
the Switchs IP Address (IP Version 4)” on page 595.
Command Usage
IPv6 includes two distinct address types – link-local unicast and global unicast.
A link-local address makes the switch accessible over IPv6 for all devices
attached to the same local subnet. Management traffic using this kind of
address cannot be passed by any router outside of the subnet. A link-local
address is easy to set up, and may be useful for simple networks or basic
troubleshooting tasks. However, to connect to a larger network with multiple
segments, the switch must be configured with a global unicast address. Both
link-local and global unicast address types can either be dynamically assigned
(using the Configure Interface page) or manually configured (using the Add
IPv6 Address page).
An IPv6 global unicast or link-local address can be manually configured (using
the Add IPv6 Address page), or a link-local address can be dynamically
generated (using the Configure Interface page).
Configuring the
IPv6 Default Gateway
Use the IP > IPv6 Configuration (Configure Global) page to configure an IPv6
default gateway for the switch.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
Default Gateway – Sets the IPv6 address of the default next hop router to use
when no routing information is known about an IPv6 address.
If no static routes are defined, you must define a gateway if the target
device is located in a different subnet.
An IPv6 default gateway can only be successfully set when a network
interface that directly connects to the gateway has been configured on the
switch.
An IPv6 address must be configured according to RFC 2373 “IPv6
Addressing Architecture,using 8 colon-separated 16-bit hexadecimal
values. One double colon may be used in the address to indicate the
appropriate number of zeros required to fill the undefined fields.