User Manual

Routing
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
7. Select Routing> IPv6 > Advanced > Prefix Configuration.
8. From the Interface list, select the interface.
When the selection is changed, a screen update occurs, causing all fields to be updated
for the newly selected port. All physical interfaces are valid.
9. In the IPv6 Prefix field, specify the IPv6 prefix for an interface.
10. In the Prefix Length field, specify the IPv6 prefix length for an interface.
11. In the EUI64 list, select to Enable or Disable the specified 64-bit unicast prefix.
12. In the Valid Life Time field, specify the router advertisement per prefix time.
This is the amount of time allowed to consider the prefix valid for the purpose of on-link
determination. The valid life time is 0 to 4294967295.
13. In the Preferred Life Time field, specify the router advertisement per prefix time.
An autoconfigured address generated from this prefix is preferred. The preferred life time
must be in the range 0 to 4294967295.
14. From the Onlink Flag list, select Enable or Disable.
This specifies whether the selected prefix can be used for on-link determination. The
default is Enable.
15. In the Autonomous Flag list, select Enable or Disable.
This specifies whether the selected prefix can be used for autonomous address
configuration. The default value is Enable.
16. Click the Add button.
The IPv6 address is added to the interface.
17. To delete a existing IPv6 address entry from the interface, click the Delete button.
18. Click the Apply button.
The updated configuration is sent to the switch. Configuration changes take effect
immediately.
The Current State field displays the state of the IPV6 address. The state is TENT if routing is
disabled or DAD fails. The state is Active if the interface is active and DAD is successful.