Chapter 16 IPv6

Table 56 Network > IPv6: Ethernet (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Address Autoconfiguration Setup

 

 

Enable Address

Select the checkbox to enable Address Autoconfiguration on the NBG4615.

Autoconfiguration

 

 

 

Type

Select the IPv6 autoconfiguration type: Stateless or Stateful. If you choose

 

Stateful, enter the beginning and end of the IPv6 address range in the fields

 

below. If you choose Stateless, IP addresses are not generated by a DHCP

 

server. They are formed by combining network prefixes with an interface

 

identifier, which are derived from embedded IEEE Identifiers.

 

See page 143 for more information.

 

 

Router Advertisement

Specify the lifetime of the router advertisement.

Lifetime

Router advertisement is a response to a router solicitation or a periodical

 

 

multicast advertisement from a router to advertise its presence and other

 

parameters, such as IPv6 prefix and DNS information.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG4615.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

16.2.2 IPv6 Connection: DHCPv6

If you select DHCPv6 as the IPv6 Connection Type, the following screen displays.

Figure 92 Network > IPv6: DHCPv6

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