ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

Table 16. RADVD screen settings for the LAN (continued)

Setting

Description

 

 

Advertise Interval

Enter the advertisement interval of unsolicited multicast packets in seconds. The

 

minimum value is 10 seconds; the maximum value is 1800 seconds.

 

 

RA Flags

Specify what type of information the DHCPv6 server provides in the LAN by making a

 

selection from the drop-down list:

 

Managed. The DHCPv6 server is used for autoconfiguration of the IP address.

 

Other. The DHCPv6 server is not used for autoconfiguration of the IP address, but

 

other configuration information such as DNS information is available through the

 

DHCPv6 server.

 

Note: Irrespective of the RA flag settings, the RADVD provides information about the

 

prefix, prefix length, and gateway addresses and is also used for autoconfiguration of

 

the IP address.

 

 

Router Preference

Specify the wireless VPN firewall’s preference in relation to other hosts and routers in

 

the LAN by making a selection from the drop-down list:

 

Low. The wireless VPN firewall is treated as a nonpreferred router in the LAN.

 

Medium. The wireless VPN firewall is treated as a neutral router in the LAN.

 

High. The wireless VPN firewall is treated as a preferred router in the LAN.

 

 

MTU

The maximum transmission unit (MTU) size for a packet in one transmission over a

 

link. The default setting is 1500.

 

 

Router Lifetime

The router lifetime specifies how long the default route that was created as a result of

 

the router advertisement should remain valid.

 

Enter the router lifetime in seconds. This is the period that the advertised prefixes are

 

valid for route determination. The default period is 3600 seconds (one hour). The

 

minimum value is 30 seconds; the maximum value is 9000 seconds.

 

 

5.Click Apply to save your changes.

Advertisement Prefixes for the LAN

You need to configure the prefixes that are advertised in the LAN RAs. For a 6to4 address, you need to specify only the site level aggregation identifier (SLA ID) and the prefix lifetime. For a global, local, or ISATAP address, you need to specify the prefix, prefix length, and prefix lifetime.

To add an advertisement prefix for the LAN:

1.On the RADVD screen for the LAN, under the List of Prefixes to Advertise table, click Add. The Add Advertisement Prefix screen displays:

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