IP Configuration
IPv6 Management and Interfaces
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Directly-attached, meaning that the destination is directly-attached to an
interface on the device, so that the packet destination (which is the
interface) is used as the next-hop address.
Recursive, where only the next-hop is specified, and the outgoing interface
is derived from the next-hop.
In the same manner, the MAC address of the next-hop devices (including directly-
attached end-systems) are automatically derived using Network Discovery.
However, the user may override and supplement this by adding manually entries
to the Neighbors table.
IPv6 Global Configuration
To define IPv6 global parameters and DHCPv6 client settings:
STEP 1 In Layer 2 system mode, click Administration > Management Interface > IPv6
Global Configuration.
In Layer 3 system mode, click IP Configuration > IPv6 Management and
Interfaces > IPv6 Global Configuration.
STEP 2 Enter values for the following fields:
IPv6 Routing—(Layer 3 only) Select to enable IPv6 routing. If this is not
enabled, the device acts as a host (not a router) and can receive
management packets, but cannot forward packets. If routing is enabled, the
device can forward the IPv6 packets.
ICMPv6 Rate Limit Interval—Enter how often the ICMP error messages are
generated.
ICMPv6 Rate Limit Bucket Size—Enter the maximum number of ICMP error
messages that can be sent by the device per interval.
IPv6 Hop Limit—(Layer 3 only) Enter the maximum number of intermediate
routers on its way to the final destination to which a packet can pass. Each
time a packet is forwarded to another router, the hop limit is reduced. When
the hop limit becomes zero, the packet is discarded. This prevents packets
from being transferred endlessly.
DHCPv6 Client Settings
Unique Identifier (DUID) Format—This is the identifier of the DHCP client
that is used by the DHCP server to locate the client. It can be in one of the
followi ng format s: