User Manual

Maintenance
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ProSAFE 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch XS708T and XS716T User Manual
 To send an IPv6 ping:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Change the Default IP Address of the
Switch on page 10.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch’s password in the Password field.
The default password is password.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select Maintenance > Troubleshooting > Ping IPv6.
6. From the Ping menu, select the type of ping:
• Global. Pings a global IPv6 address.
• Link Local. Pings a link-local IPv6 address over a specified interface. With this
selection, the Interface menu displays, and you must select the interface.
7. In the IPv6 Address/Hostname field, enter the IPv6 address or host name of the station
that must be pinged.
The format is xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx. The maximum number of
characters is 255.
8. In the Count field, enter the number of echo requests that must be sent.
The range is 1 to 15. The default value is 3.
9. In the Interval field, enter the time in seconds between ping packets.
The range is 1 to 60. The default value is 3.
10. In the Datagram Size field, enter the datagram size.
The valid range is 0 to 13000. The default value is 0 bytes.