Chapter 7 Interfaces

Table 41 Configuration > Network > Interface > Ethernet > Edit (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Address

This field displays the combined IPv6 IP address for this interface.

 

Note: This field displays the combined address after you click OK and reopen this

 

screen.

 

 

DHCPv6 Setting

 

 

 

DUID

This field displays the DHCP Unique IDentifier (DUID) of the interface, which is unique

 

and used for identification purposes when the interface is exchanging DHCPv6

 

messages with others. See DHCPv6 on page 107 for more information.

 

 

DUID as MAC

Select this if you want the DUID is generated from the interface’s default MAC address.

 

 

Customized

If you want to use a customized DUID, enter it here for the interface.

DUID

 

 

 

Enable Rapid

Select this to shorten the DHCPv6 message exchange process from four to two steps.

Commit

This function helps reduce heavy network traffic load.

 

Note: Make sure you also enable this option in the DHCPv6 clients to make rapid commit

 

work.

 

 

Information

Enter the number of seconds a DHCPv6 client should wait before refreshing information

Refresh Time

retrieved from DHCPv6.

 

 

Request Address

This field is available if you set this interface to DHCPv6 Client. Select this to get an

 

IPv6 IP address for this interface from the DHCP server. Clear this to not get any IP

 

address information through DHCPv6.

 

 

DHCPv6 Request

If this interface is a DHCPv6 client, use this section to configure DHCPv6 request

Options /

settings that determine what additional information to get from the DHCPv6 server. If

DHCPv6 Lease

the interface is a DHCPv6 server, use this section to configure DHCPv6 lease settings

Options

that determine what additional information to offer to the DHCPv6 clients.

 

 

 

Add

Click this to create an entry in this table. See Section 7.3.3 on page 123 for more

 

information.

 

 

Remove

Select an entry and click this to delete it from this table.

 

 

Object

Select an entry and click Object Reference to open a screen that shows which

Reference

settings use the entry. See Section 7.3.2 on page 122 for an example.

 

 

#

This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with any entry.

 

 

Name

This field displays the name of the DHCPv6 request or lease object.

 

 

Type

This field displays the type of the object.

 

 

Value

This field displays the IPv6 prefix that the ZyWALL obtained from an uplink router

 

(Server is selected) or will advertise to its clients (Client is selected).

 

 

Interface

When Relay is selected, select this check box and an interface from the drop-down list

 

if you want to use it as the relay server.

 

 

Relay Server

When Relay is selected, select this check box and enter the IP address of a DHCPv6

 

server as the relay server.

 

 

IPv6 Router

 

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Setting

 

 

 

Enable Router

Select this to enable this interface to send router advertisement messages periodically.

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See IPv6 Router Advertisement on page 107 for more information.

 

 

Advertised Hosts

Select this to have the ZyWALL indicate to hosts to obtain network settings (such as

Get Network

prefix and DNS settings) through DHCPv6.

Configuration

 

From DHCPv6

Clear this to have the ZyWALL indicate to hosts that DHCPv6 is not available and they

 

 

should use the prefix in the router advertisement message.

 

 

 

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