User Guide

Field name Field Definition

Method

Select Stateless only, Static or DHCP methods from the pull-down menu for

the desired Ethernet port configuration method. Selecting one of these options

chooses the method used to obtain and configure IPv6 addresses.

Stateless only: IPv6 local addresses will be obtained dynamically from the IPv6

router in the local network. This method should be used only if the other two

methods are unavailable. Local IPv6 addresses obtained by the router cannot

be used outside of the local network.

Static: This method configures a static IPv6 address and its prefix length for the

interface.

DHCP: The IPv6 address and its prefix length will be obtained dynamically

from a DHCPv6 server.

Static Address

Enter the static IPv6 or IPv4 address of the Ethernet port. If entering an IPv6

address, enter both the IPv6 address and its prefix length:

Configuring a static IPv6 address is available only if the IPv6 Method selected is

Static.

IPv6 Ethernet interfaces

All Ethernet interfaces must be either configured or dynamically assigned. Ethernet IPv6 can be

dynamically assigned by a DHCPv6 server.

IPv6 serial interfaces

All serial interfaces can be configured with IPv6 addresses (port IP alias).

IPv6 PPP interfaces

All PPP interfaces can be either configured or dynamically assigned with IPv6 addresses. This

includes all interface types you might configure to use PPP protocol, such as serial ports with

extended modems.

Other interfaces

All interfaces other than Ethernet and PPP will also be configured with IPv6 addresses,

including all sub-interfaces and virtual interfaces such as VPN tunnels (static IPSec tunnels).

The following list shows the network services that will be configured to support the IPv6

protocol:

• Access to DNS servers

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