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Basic Configuration
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A node is also required to compute and join the associated solicited-node multicast
addresses for every unicast and anycast address it is assigned. IPv6 addresses
that differ only in the high-order bits, e.g. due to multiple high-order prefixes
associated with different aggregations, will map to the same solicited-node
address, thereby reducing the number of multicast addresses a node must join. In
this example, FF02::1:FF90:0/104 is the solicited-node multicast address which is
formed by taking the low-order 24 bits of the address and appending those bits to
the prefix.
Note that the solicited-node multicast address (link-local scope FF02) is used to
resolve the MAC addresses for neighbor nodes since IPv6 does not support the
broadcast method used by the Address Resolution Protocol in IPv4.
• Prefix Length – This field includes the prefix length, address type (Global,
Link-local, Multicast), and configuration method if manually set.
• Address Type – Global, Link-local or Multicast.
Web – Click System, IPv6 Configuration, IPv6 Configuration. Set the IPv6 default
gateway, specify the VLAN to configure, enable IPv6, and set the MTU. Then enter a
global unicast or link-local address and click Add IPv6 Address.
Figure 3-8 IPv6 Interface Configuration
Note: "IPv6 MTU" function is not supported with this product.