NETGEAR FVS318N manual Configure a Static IPv6 Internet Connection

ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

5.As an optional step: If you have selected the Stateless Address Auto Configuration radio button, you can select the Prefix Delegation check box:

•Prefix delegation check box is selected. A prefix is assigned by the ISP’s stateful DHCPv6 server through prefix delegation, for example, 2001:db8:: /64. The wireless VPN firewall’s own stateless DHCPv6 server can assign this prefix to its IPv6 LAN clients. For more information about prefix delegation, see Stateless DHCPv6 Server With Prefix Delegation on page 74.

•Prefix delegation check box is cleared. Prefix delegation is disabled. This is the default setting.

6.Click Apply to save your changes.

7.To verify the connection, click the Status option arrow in the upper right of the screen to display the Connection Status pop-up screen. (The following figure shows a dynamic IP address configuration.)

Figure 20.

The Connection Status screen should show a valid IP address and gateway, and you are connected to the Internet. If the configuration was not successful, see Troubleshoot the

ISP Connection on page 382.

Note: For more information about the Connection Status screen, see View

the WAN Port Status on page 367.

Configure a Static IPv6 Internet Connection

To configure a static IPv6 or PPPoE IPv6 Internet connection, you need to enter the IPv6 address information that you should have received from your ISP.

To configure static IPv6 broadband ISP settings:

1.Select Network Configuration > WAN Settings > Broadband ISP Settings.

2.In the upper right of the screen, select the IPv6 radio button. The ISP Broadband Settings screen displays the IPv6 settings:

IPv4 and IPv6 Internet and Broadband Settings

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