ECS4660-28F_Management Guide-R03

C HAPTER 16 | IP Configuration
Setting the Switch’s IP Address (IP Version 6)
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CONFIGURING THE
IPV6 DEFAULT
GATEWAY
Use the IP > IPv6 Configuration (Configure Global) page to configure an
IPv6 default gateway for the switch.
CLI REFERENCES
◆ "ipv6 default-gateway" on page 1664
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.
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If no routing protocol is enabled or static route defined, you must
define a gateway if the target device is located in a different subnet.
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If a routing protocol is enabled (page 769), you can still define a
static route (page 753) to ensure that traffic to the designated
address or subnet passes through a preferred gateway.
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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.
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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.
WEB INTERFACE
To configure an IPv6 default gateway for the switch:
1. Click IP, IPv6 Configuration.
2. Select Configure Global from the Action list.
3. Enter the IPv6 default gateway.
4. Click Apply.
Figure 405: Configuring the IPv6 Default Gateway